Weather Records on 5 April 1960

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1960. Highest significance: Poonampet, IN.

Key Facts for 5 April 1960

On 5 April 1960, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 757 daily.
Poonampet set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 5 April 1960.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 5 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1960

Top 20 records on 5 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1960	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Digby, CA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Gagetown 2, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Hyannis, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Palghat, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1960	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Sable Island, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1960	Rosalia, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	63 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1960. 1960 had 770 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).