Weather Records on 5 April 1929

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1929. Highest significance: Deloraine (Athol), AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1929

On 5 April 1929, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
719 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Deloraine (Athol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 5 April 1929.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 5 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 98, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1929

Top 20 records on 5 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1929	Deloraine (Athol), AU	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1929	Burnie (No 1), AU	all-time rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1929	Scottsdale, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Deal Island, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Glenara, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Blackburn, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Watford, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1929	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	47 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1929. 1929 had 1,124 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	923
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1