Weather Records on 5 April 1938

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1938. Highest significance: Pierre Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1938

On 5 April 1938, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 206 daily.
Pierre Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 April 1938.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 5 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.8 C (-48.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1938

Top 20 records on 5 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1938	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Kennebec, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Highmore, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Huron Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1938	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	monthly high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Ogden 2, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1809 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1938. 1938 had 215 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	159
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1