Weather Records on 5 April 2011

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2011. Highest significance: Rushville, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2011

On 5 April 2011, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 949 daily.
Rushville set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 5 April 2011.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 5 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huasca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lizard Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus-Hap Cremean Wp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2011

Top 20 records on 5 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2011	Rushville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2011	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2011	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2011	The Dalles, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2011	New Castle 3 SW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2011	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Skegness, GB	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Piqua, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Huasca, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Centerburg 2 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Cascadia, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Carthage, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	48 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2011. 2011 had 974 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 2011-04-05: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	766
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2