Weather Records on 5 April 1974

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1974. Highest significance: Graball, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1974

On 5 April 1974, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 631 daily.
Graball set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.2 mm (3.2 in) on 5 April 1974.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 5 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ware Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1974

Top 20 records on 5 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1974	Graball, AU	monthly rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1974	Laingsburg, ZA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1974	Cook, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1974	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Salto de Pirapora, BR	monthly rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Kumminin, AU	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Monticello, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Bodallin, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Patterson, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Jaicos, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Indaiatuba, BR	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Saguache, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Ardath, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1974	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	40 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1974. 1974 had 652 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 1974-04-05: 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 10	433
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1