Weather Records on 5 April 1973

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1973. Highest significance: Arteaga, MX.

Key Facts for 5 April 1973

On 5 April 1973, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 654 daily.
Arteaga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 5 April 1973.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 5 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Joli A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Filomena (Munduri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Porcos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakers Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1973

Top 20 records on 5 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1973	Arteaga, MX	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1973	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1973	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Uruapan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Villa Madero, MX	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Parishville 1 WNW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Jungapeo, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Dannemora, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Mont-Joli A, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Pericos, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Sherburne, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1973	Santa Filomena (Munduri), BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	41 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1973. 1973 had 680 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	539
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1