Weather Records on 11 April 2006

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 2006. Highest significance: Villingen-Schwenningen, DE.

Key Facts for 11 April 2006

On 11 April 2006, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 650 daily.
Villingen-Schwenningen set a monthly record snow depth of 35.0 cm (13.8 in) on 11 April 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 11 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruoqiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horse Shoe Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 11 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 11 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 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.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 2006

Top 20 records on 11 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 2006	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	monthly snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2006	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	198.3 mm (7.8 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2006	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2006	Nagasaki, JP	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2006	Saga, JP	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Kaufbeuren, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Osijek, HR	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Mutarnee Store, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Stonyford, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Marion, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Tejon Rancho, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2006	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	41 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

1800 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2006. 2006 had 666 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	488
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2