Weather Records on 5 April 2016

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2016. Highest significance: Nadi Airport, FJ.

Key Facts for 5 April 2016

On 5 April 2016, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 783 daily.
Nadi Airport set a daily record precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 5 April 2016.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 5 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rarawai	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lautoka	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	188.3 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nacocolevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hid	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 5 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 5 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2016

Top 20 records on 5 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2016	Nadi Airport, FJ	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2016	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Falkoping, SE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	monthly low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Remningstorp, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	126 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Rarawai, FJ	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	177.1 mm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Middleboro, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	122 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Waverly, US	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Downsville Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Franklinville, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Varberg, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Auburn, US	monthly low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Norwich, US	monthly low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Haines AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	129 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2016. 2016 had 828 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 2016-04-05: 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 25	624
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	12
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	2