Weather Records on 5 April 1944

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1944. Highest significance: Belvidere, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1944

On 5 April 1944, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 576 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 788 daily.
Belvidere set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 5 April 1944.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 5 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 282, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 5 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	282
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 5 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1000.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1944

Top 20 records on 5 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1944	Belvidere, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Oberstdorf, DE	daily snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Balandapara, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1944	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Charleston 1, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Jankia, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1944	St Augustine, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1944. 1944 had 831 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 200	654
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1