Weather Records on 5 April 1939

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1939. Highest significance: Heywood Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1939

On 5 April 1939, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 346 daily.
Heywood Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 5 April 1939.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 5 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugahara Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bool Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1939

Top 20 records on 5 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1939	Heywood Post Office, AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1939	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1939	Portland, AU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Moonambel, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Avoca (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Jallukar, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Douglas, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Gallinas Rs, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1939	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1939. 1939 had 356 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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Data for records on 1939-04-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	217
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1