Weather Records on 1 April 2005

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2005. Highest significance: Fairhope 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 2005

On 1 April 2005, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 991 daily.
Fairhope 2 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 349.3 mm (13.8 in) on 1 April 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 1 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Denbarker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lower Kalgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	365.5 mm (14.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mettler	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Second Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilburnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 514, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 1 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	514
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 1 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 92, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2005

Top 20 records on 1 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2005	Fairhope 2 NE, US	monthly rain	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Wagin, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Denmark, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Rushy Pool, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Biloxi, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Wayjo Park, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Wiggins, US	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Glenvar, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2005	Denbarker, AU	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 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

1803 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2005. 2005 had 1,086 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 2005-04-01: 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 25	802
25 to 50	99
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1