Weather Records on 6 April 2026

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 2026. Highest significance: Benton Harbor AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 2026

On 6 April 2026, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 586 daily.
Benton Harbor AP set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 April 2026.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 6 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acapulco Gro.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acapulco Gro.	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Turkey Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gifu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeovilton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jess Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karnet	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yamagata	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 2026

Top 20 records on 6 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2026	Kelliher, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Flinders Chase (Rocky River), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Guadalajara, MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Acapulco Gro., MX	daily low max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	McAllen, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Bend, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Valley, GB	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Tampico Tamps, MX	monthly low min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Bayou Sorrel Lock, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	San Nicolas Is, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Pohnpei WSO, FM	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Weslaco, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Dubois, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Aberporth, GB	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	37 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

1808 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2026. 2026 had 600 records.

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

Records on 04-06 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1809	2
1815	1
1839	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1874	1
1881	5
1883	1
1884	1
1886	6
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	3
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	16
1905	18
1906	8
1907	21
1908	11
1909	43
1910	59
1911	59
1912	49
1913	101
1914	32
1915	25
1916	43
1917	120
1918	68
1919	65
1920	57
1921	229
1922	96
1923	96
1924	91
1925	73
1926	442
1927	80
1928	398
1929	959
1930	265
1931	248
1932	257
1933	499
1934	211
1935	460
1936	911
1937	301
1938	637
1939	611
1940	257
1941	205
1942	413
1943	510
1944	369
1945	303
1946	312
1947	411
1948	417
1949	316
1950	664
1951	559
1952	492
1953	261
1954	789
1955	342
1956	360
1957	330
1958	507
1959	551
1960	718
1961	382
1962	456
1963	551
1964	558
1965	524
1966	390
1967	671
1968	507
1969	504
1970	525
1971	691
1972	772
1973	449
1974	580
1975	1,188
1976	356
1977	838
1978	654
1979	1,233
1980	520
1981	388
1982	3,186
1983	1,454
1984	578
1985	856
1986	654
1987	1,120
1988	1,273
1989	1,396
1990	856
1991	1,939
1992	952
1993	721
1994	1,124
1995	973
1996	1,054
1997	1,870
1998	860
1999	1,703
2000	714
2001	1,172
2002	778
2003	1,339
2004	669
2005	818
2006	1,131
2007	1,328
2008	803
2009	885
2010	1,352
2011	841
2012	675
2013	595
2014	518
2015	396
2016	920
2017	490
2018	1,069
2019	397
2020	608
2021	948
2022	851
2023	1,596
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-04-06: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	471
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1