Weather Records on 5 April 1946

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1946. Highest significance: Lady Grey (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 April 1946

On 5 April 1946, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 283 daily.
Lady Grey (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 5 April 1946.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 5 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1946

Top 20 records on 5 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1946	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1946	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Klipplaat, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1946	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	17.6 C (63.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1946	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1946	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1946	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1946	Borio, IN	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1946	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1946	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1946. 1946 had 290 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	237
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1