Weather Records on 5 April 2017

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2017. Highest significance: Buffalo Bill Dam, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2017

On 5 April 2017, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 511 daily.
Buffalo Bill Dam set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 5 April 2017.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 5 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ko Samui	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sophia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sektagli	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2017

Top 20 records on 5 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2017	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 April 2017	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2017	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2017	Plant City, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Allerton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Surat Thani, TH	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Ruxton Park, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Campo 7 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Hastings 4NE, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Holton, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Conception, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Biloxi, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Hudson, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Richfield, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2017	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2017. 2017 had 518 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 2017-04-05: 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	389
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1