Weather Records on 28 April 2006

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2006. Highest significance: Lehigh 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 2006

On 28 April 2006, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 753 daily.
Lehigh 4 SW set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 28 April 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 28 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peebinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore 8NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Epenarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hodgson River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Riddock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Ashrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 753.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2006

Top 20 records on 28 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2006	Lehigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 April 2006	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2006	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2006	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2006	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2006	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2006	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2006	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Warramunga, AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Tarlton Downs, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Coniston, AU	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Nullarbor, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Telegraph, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Peebinga, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	McCall, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Gatesville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	48 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

1795 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 782 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 50	603
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1