Weather Records on 5 April 1987

1,687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1987. Highest significance: Delaware, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1987

On 5 April 1987, 1,687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 797 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 250 monthly and 1,422 daily.
Delaware set a monthly record daily snowfall of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 5 April 1987.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,687 stations

1,687 station records on 5 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clendening Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berea 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freeburn 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,687 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 403, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 394, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 183, Deepest snow cover 231.

Records on 5 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	403
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	394
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	183
Deepest snow cover	231

Records on 5 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 250, daily 1,422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,396 broken records

Margins by which the 1,396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1987

Top 20 records on 5 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1987	Delaware, US	monthly snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	63 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Madison 3NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Newburyport, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Heath, US	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Lake Lynn, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Spencer, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Lawrence, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Highlands, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Caldwell 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1987	Slide Mtn, US	monthly rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1987	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1987	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1987	Golden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1987	Banner Elk, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1987	Brandonville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	58 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1987. 1987 had 1,687 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 50	1,133
50 to 100	98
100 to 150	79
150 to 200	38
200 to 250	31
250 to 300	16
300 to 350	1