Weather Records on 5 April 2024

1,289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2024. Highest significance: Richmond Raaf, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 2024

On 5 April 2024, 1,289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
588 were record highs and 415 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,231 daily.
Richmond Raaf set a daily record precipitation of 133.1 mm (5.2 in) on 5 April 2024.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,289 stations

1,289 station records on 5 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Irvine (Booralee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripple Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Johnniefelds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orchard Hills Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Karori)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,289 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 323, Highest daily minimum 398, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 5 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	323
Highest daily minimum	398
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 5 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 1,231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,111 broken records

Margins by which the 1,111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2024

Top 20 records on 5 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2024	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Joseph, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	141 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Sanford 2 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Utsira Fyr, NO	monthly snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2024	Rosalia, US	monthly snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	130 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	McCall, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	137 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Boise Air Terminal, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Mt Irvine (Booralee), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024	Sonora, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	115 years	52 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2024. 2024 had 1,289 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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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 25	1,042
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2