Weather Records on 5 April 1943

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1943. Highest significance: Myklebust I Breim, NO.

Key Facts for 5 April 1943

On 5 April 1943, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 334 daily.
Myklebust I Breim set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 5 April 1943.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 5 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1943

Top 20 records on 5 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1943	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Uccle, BE	daily high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Lucerne, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Maristova, NO	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Roldal, NO	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1943	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Bulken, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Las Vegas, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1943	Windhoek, NA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1943. 1943 had 344 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 20	257
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1