Weather Records on 5 April 2004

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2004. Highest significance: Glenwood Spgs #2, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2004

On 5 April 2004, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 731 daily.
Glenwood Spgs #2 set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 April 2004.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 5 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wombarra (Reef Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong University	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Gloria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Keira (Yates Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2004

Top 20 records on 5 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2004	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2004	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2004	Tombstone, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2004	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Kelly Rch, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Conchas Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Palmer Job Corps, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Paonia 1SW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Wombarra (Reef Ave), AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Ft Grant, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Dilia, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2004	Philippi, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	44 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2004. 2004 had 756 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	602
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1