Weather Records on 5 April 1961

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1961. Highest significance: Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR.

Key Facts for 5 April 1961

On 5 April 1961, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 511 daily.
Acude Malhada Vermelha set an all-time record daily precipitation of 191.5 mm (7.5 in) on 5 April 1961.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 5 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1961

Top 20 records on 5 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1961	Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR	all-time rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1961	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Brownsville, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	North Lake, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Janwada, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Bhor, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Paardekopplaas, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1961	Motozintla (Smn), MX	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	34 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1961. 1961 had 523 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 1961-04-05: 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 50	410
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1