Weather Records on 5 April 1979

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1979. Highest significance: Aracatuba (Emsa), BR.

Key Facts for 5 April 1979

On 5 April 1979, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 473 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 854 daily.
Aracatuba (Emsa) set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 5 April 1979.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 5 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comercio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gackle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 271, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 5 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	271
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 5 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1194.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1979

Top 20 records on 5 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1979	Aracatuba (Emsa), BR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Perry, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Aracatuba, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Rinopolis, BR	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Sape, BR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Piranga, BR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Comercio, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	St Tite, CA	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Fazenda N.S.Aparecida, BR	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Fazenda Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Grenfell, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Norwood, CA	daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	1.4 cm (0.6 in)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Zumbrota, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Sao Jose Dos Campos, BR	monthly rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Salesopolis, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1979	Usina Turvinho, BR	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	37 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1979. 1979 had 886 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 1979-04-05: 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 200	728
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1