Weather Records on 5 April 1957

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1957. Highest significance: Marshall, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1957

On 5 April 1957, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 764 daily.
Marshall set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 5 April 1957.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 5 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 5 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 5 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1957

Top 20 records on 5 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1957	Marshall, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1957	Taipu, BR	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1957	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Andrews, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Dandridge, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Altapass, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Morganton, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Copperhill, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Marion, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1957	Woodbury, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1957. 1957 had 795 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1957-04-05: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	506
25 to 50	90
50 to 75	28
75 to 100	22
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	6
175 to 200	4