Weather Records on 5 April 1942

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1942. Highest significance: Barh, IN.

Key Facts for 5 April 1942

On 5 April 1942, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 441 daily.
Barh set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 5 April 1942.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 5 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1942

Top 20 records on 5 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1942	Barh, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Malda, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Kamalapuram, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Covelong, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Loukahi, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1942	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Armori, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Panruti, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Steveston, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1942	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	29 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1942. 1942 had 448 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 1942-04-05: 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 50	369
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1