Weather Records on 5 April 2005

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2005. Highest significance: Leoti, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2005

On 5 April 2005, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
623 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 826 daily.
Leoti set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 5 April 2005.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 5 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Savay	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Veines I Neiden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grizedale	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tongliao	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaoyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanzhong	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2005

Top 20 records on 5 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2005	Leoti, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2005	Cagliari, IT	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Savay, UZ	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Veines I Neiden, NO	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Charles City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Glasgow #2, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Limon, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Tantoyuca, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Sattahip, TH	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Faulkton, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Rantoul, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2005	Grizedale, GB	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2005. 2005 had 856 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 2005-04-05: 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	659
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1