Weather Records on 5 April 2021

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2021. Highest significance: Lady Elliot Island, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 2021

On 5 April 2021, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
738 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Lady Elliot Island set a daily record precipitation of 118.8 mm (4.7 in) on 5 April 2021.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 5 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tegucigalpa	Honduras	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Torshavn	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hafsas	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 518, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	518
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2021

Top 20 records on 5 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2021	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2021	Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne, NO	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2021	Tegucigalpa, HN	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Torshavn, DK	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Primghar, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Tabou, CI	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Hafsas, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Wallace, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Solomons, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Spirit Lake, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Webster, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Lerwick, GB	daily low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2021	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	42 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2021. 2021 had 1,030 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-04-05: 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 20	801
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1