Weather Records on 5 April 2026

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2026. Highest significance: Lisbon, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2026

On 5 April 2026, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
657 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 768 daily.
Lisbon set a monthly record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 5 April 2026.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 5 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acapulco Gro.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Litang	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Songpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steubenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 346, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	346
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2026

Top 20 records on 5 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2026	Lisbon, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Tonstad - Nettfed, NO	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Waskish 4NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Staunton Wtp, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Livermore, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Zharkent, KZ	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Morelia Mich., MX	daily high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Baudette, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Bucyrus, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Alma, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	133 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Hiram, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Franklin, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Ridgway, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Almaty, KZ	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	39 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2026. 2026 had 782 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 2026-04-05: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	653
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1