Weather Records on 5 April 1970

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 5 April 1970

On 5 April 1970, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 475 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 115.0 cm (45.3 in) on 5 April 1970.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 5 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 5 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 5 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1970

Top 20 records on 5 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1970	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Tiptur, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Palamner, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Brilon, DE	monthly snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Jesus del Monte, MX	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1970	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	35 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1970. 1970 had 499 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	392
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1