Weather Records on 5 April 1975

1,581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1975. Highest significance: Auburn, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1975

On 5 April 1975, 1,581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 877 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,481 daily.
Auburn set a monthly record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 5 April 1975.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,581 stations

1,581 station records on 5 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burns WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,581 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 456, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 421, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 206, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 5 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	456
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	421
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	206
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 5 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 100, daily 1,481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,273 broken records

Margins by which the 1,273 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 1975

Top 20 records on 5 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1975	Auburn, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1975	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1975	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1975	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1975	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.1 cm (6.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Buffalo, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Beaver Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Bennetts Brg, US	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Batavia, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Little Valley, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Corry, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Corry, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1975	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	49 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1975. 1975 had 1,581 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 1975-04-05: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,205
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1