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Weather Records on 6 April 1904

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1904. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1904

  • On 6 April 1904, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 6 April 1904.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 6 April 1904 16 station records on 6 April 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 6 April 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 April 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 6 April 1904 by type Records set or tied on 6 April 1904 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 April 1904 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 6 April 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 April 1904 by timescale Records on 6 April 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 April 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 6 April 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1904 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1904
Top 16 records on 6 April 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 April 1904Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)20.7 mm (0.8 in)2 years31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Harnosand, SEdaily rain18.7 mm (0.7 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Falun, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Tallinn, EEdaily rain5.7 mm (0.22 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Putbus, DEdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Lund, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Skara 1, SEdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Sandvig, DKdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Vanersborg, SEdaily rain (Tie)9.5 mm (0.37 in)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1904Buffalo, USdaily high min (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie8 years1 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 1904
Records on 04-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1904. 1904 had 16 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 1904. 1904 had 16 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).