Weather Records on 5 April 1964

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1964. Highest significance: Windsor, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1964

On 5 April 1964, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 647 daily.
Windsor set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 5 April 1964.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 5 April 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 5 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 5 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1964

Top 20 records on 5 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1964	Windsor, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1964	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1964	Cardston, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Columbus, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Wyandotte 1 N, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Warsaw 1, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Houston, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1964	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	44 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1964. 1964 had 675 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 1964-04-05: 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	495
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2