Weather Records on 5 April 1949

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1949. Highest significance: Hoorn, NL.

Key Facts for 5 April 1949

On 5 April 1949, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 369 daily.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 5 April 1949.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 5 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1949

Top 20 records on 5 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1949	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Ram/Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Caetite, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Tuni, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Curaca, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1949	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Buxton, GB	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Patamute, BR	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Prathipadu, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Gavle, SE	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1949	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	30 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1949. 1949 had 379 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 1949-04-05: 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 20	290
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2