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Weather Records on 6 April 1914

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1914. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1914

  • On 6 April 1914, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Sydney set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 6 April 1914.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 6 April 1914 32 station records on 6 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 6 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.2 C (97.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.7 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 6 April 1914 by type Records set or tied on 6 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 6 April 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 April 1914 by timescale Records on 6 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 30.
Records on 6 April 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1914 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 25: 2825 to 50: 050 to 75: 075 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 1175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2528
25 to 500
50 to 750
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1751
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1914
Top 20 records on 6 April 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 April 1914Sydney, CAmonthly snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)20.0 cm (7.9 in)39 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1914Whitehead, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)16.5 cm (6.5 in)15 years40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1914Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)46 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Sydney, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Karlshamn, SEdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Kristianstad, SEdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Vanersborg, SEdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain16.7 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Lund, SEdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Jonkoping, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Falsterbo, SEmonthly rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Kew, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Port Stanley, CAdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Magdeburg, DEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1914Hano_A, SEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)

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

1808 to 1914
Records on 04-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1914. 1914 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001808: 11809: 21815: 11839: 21841: 11848: 11851: 11853: 11857: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11864: 21866: 11874: 11881: 51883: 11884: 11886: 61887: 21888: 41889: 11892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 31896: 31897: 21898: 51899: 31900: 31901: 51902: 61903: 51904: 161905: 181906: 81907: 211908: 111909: 431910: 591911: 591912: 491913: 1011914: 321915: 251916: 431917: 1201918: 681919: 651920: 571921: 2291922: 961923: 961924: 911925: 731926: 4421927: 801928: 3981929: 9591930: 2651931: 2481932: 2571933: 4991934: 2111935: 4601936: 9111937: 3011938: 6371939: 6111940: 2571941: 2051942: 4131943: 5101944: 3691945: 3031946: 3121947: 4111948: 4171949: 3161950: 6641951: 5591952: 4921953: 2611954: 7891955: 3421956: 3601957: 3301958: 5071959: 5511960: 7181961: 3821962: 4561963: 5511964: 5581965: 5241966: 3901967: 6711968: 5071969: 5041970: 5251971: 6911972: 7721973: 4491974: 5801975: 1,1881976: 3561977: 8381978: 6541979: 1,2331980: 5201981: 3881982: 3,1861983: 1,4541984: 5781985: 8561986: 6541987: 1,1201988: 1,2731989: 1,3961990: 8561991: 1,9391992: 9521993: 7211994: 1,1241995: 9731996: 1,0541997: 1,8701998: 8601999: 1,7032000: 7142001: 1,1722002: 7782003: 1,3392004: 6692005: 8182006: 1,1312007: 1,3282008: 8032009: 8852010: 1,3522011: 8412012: 6752013: 5952014: 5182015: 3962016: 9202017: 4902018: 1,0692019: 3972020: 6082021: 9482022: 8542023: 1,5982024: 1,7062025: 1,0342026: 6001808188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1914. 1914 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-06 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18092
18151
18392
18411
18481
18511
18531
18571
18592
18621
18631
18642
18661
18741
18815
18831
18841
18866
18872
18884
18891
18924
18931
18944
18953
18963
18972
18985
18993
19003
19015
19026
19035
190416
190518
19068
190721
190811
190943
191059
191159
191249
1913101
191432
191525
191643
1917120
191868
191965
192057
1921229
192296
192396
192491
192573
1926442
192780
1928398
1929959
1930265
1931248
1932257
1933499
1934211
1935460
1936911
1937301
1938637
1939611
1940257
1941205
1942413
1943510
1944369
1945303
1946312
1947411
1948417
1949316
1950664
1951559
1952492
1953261
1954789
1955342
1956360
1957330
1958507
1959551
1960718
1961382
1962456
1963551
1964558
1965524
1966390
1967671
1968507
1969504
1970525
1971691
1972772
1973449
1974580
19751,188
1976356
1977838
1978654
19791,233
1980520
1981388
19823,186
19831,454
1984578
1985856
1986654
19871,120
19881,273
19891,396
1990856
19911,939
1992952
1993721
19941,124
1995973
19961,054
19971,870
1998860
19991,703
2000714
20011,172
2002778
20031,339
2004669
2005818
20061,131
20071,328
2008803
2009885
20101,352
2011841
2012675
2013595
2014518
2015396
2016920
2017490
20181,069
2019397
2020608
2021948
2022854
20231,598
20241,706
20251,034
2026600

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).