Weather Records on 5 April 1958

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1958. Highest significance: Spring Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1958

On 5 April 1958, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 466 daily.
Spring Creek Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.7 mm (5.5 in) on 5 April 1958.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 5 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carruchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1958

Top 20 records on 5 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1958	Spring Creek Station, AU	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1958	Carruchan, AU	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Wood, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Townsville Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Windom, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Oakdale, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Fairmont, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Balfour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Sibley, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1958	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1958	Mason City, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1958	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1958	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	33 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1958. 1958 had 479 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 1958-04-05: 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 100	393
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1