Weather Records on 5 April 1991

1,595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1991. Highest significance: Clatskanie, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1991

On 5 April 1991, 1,595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,251 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,559 daily.
Clatskanie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 5 April 1991.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,595 stations

1,595 station records on 5 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pryshyb	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,595 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 701, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 550, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	701
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	550
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 1,559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,405 broken records

Margins by which the 1,405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1991

Top 20 records on 5 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1991	Clatskanie, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Pryshyb, UA	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Pierce 1 E, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Victoria Cp&L, US	all-time rain	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Brownsville, US	monthly rain	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Seaside, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	McMillin Rsvr, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Haskins Dam, US	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Palacios Muni AP, US	monthly rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1991	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Longview, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Otis 2 NE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Marquette, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	129 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Mud Mtn Dam, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1991	Tillamook, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1991. 1991 had 1,595 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 1991-04-05: 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 50	1,382
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2