Weather Records on 5 April 1997

2,108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1997. Highest significance: Valentine, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1997

On 5 April 1997, 2,108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
569 were record highs and 494 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 1,976 daily.
Valentine set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 5 April 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	86.1 cm (33.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,108 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 300, Highest daily minimum 426, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 732, Heaviest daily snowfall 173, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 5 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	300
Highest daily minimum	426
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	732
Heaviest daily snowfall	173
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 5 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 120, daily 1,976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,723 broken records

Margins by which the 1,723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1997

Top 20 records on 5 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1997	Valentine, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 April 1997	Bowman, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Logansport, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Beach, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Cotton Valley 5 NNW, US	all-time rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Black Rock, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Camden 1, US	all-time rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Eureka, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Clinton, US	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Underwood, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Conway, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Newport, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1997. 1997 had 2,108 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 1997-04-05: 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 100	1,627
100 to 200	67
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1