Weather Records on 5 April 1980

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1980. Highest significance: Paxton, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1980

On 5 April 1980, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 472 daily.
Paxton set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 5 April 1980.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 5 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paxton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chayan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Palmas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 5 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 5 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1980

Top 20 records on 5 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1980	Paxton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Imperial, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Fazenda da Guarda (Parque), BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Usina Do Fojo, BR	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Santa Rita Do Massaim, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Salto Grande (Cpfl), BR	monthly rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Kingsley Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Achisaj, KZ	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Carius, BR	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Chayan, KZ	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Cristina, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005, BR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Vona, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Aue, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Gilroy, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1980	Rico, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	28 years	38 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1980. 1980 had 486 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	393
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1