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Weather Records on 3 April 1906

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1906. Highest significance: Fort Sill, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1906

  • On 3 April 1906, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Fort Sill set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 3 April 1906.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 3 April 1906 9 station records on 3 April 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 3 April 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 April 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 3 April 1906 by type Records set or tied on 3 April 1906 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 April 1906 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 3 April 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 April 1906 by timescale Records on 3 April 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 April 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 3 April 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1906 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 10: 510 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 105
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1906
Top 9 records on 3 April 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 April 1906Fort Sill, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)44.9 mm (1.8 in)15 years31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.8 C (80.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min14.1 C (57.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Washington, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)16.0 C (60.8 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1906Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie4 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

1815 to 1906
Records on 04-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1906. 1906 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001815: 31830: 11838: 11848: 11849: 11850: 11862: 11867: 21868: 11873: 11874: 41875: 11876: 21878: 11879: 41880: 21881: 51882: 11883: 31884: 11885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 41891: 41892: 41893: 31895: 11896: 31897: 21898: 31899: 61900: 121901: 151902: 21903: 141904: 21905: 201906: 91907: 81908: 141909: 171910: 251911: 261912: 191913: 411914: 281915: 471916: 1591917: 481918: 201919: 291920: 601921: 1081922: 241923: 801924: 2071925: 941926: 2051927: 851928: 3781929: 5821930: 1481931: 2241932: 3081933: 2691934: 7321935: 4641936: 1,2641937: 3081938: 2161939: 3251940: 5001941: 3081942: 3341943: 4781944: 7601945: 1,0321946: 6831947: 4211948: 3131949: 3541950: 7131951: 4871952: 2431953: 2901954: 1,0511955: 4721956: 8421957: 6601958: 5911959: 5371960: 5061961: 6651962: 3531963: 1,0101964: 6151965: 5611966: 4371967: 4391968: 4461969: 3451970: 5721971: 5901972: 7321973: 4171974: 8771975: 2,0151976: 3401977: 8981978: 4981979: 9971980: 7131981: 1,2641982: 1,1831983: 8321984: 1,0461985: 8041986: 6341987: 1,5771988: 9751989: 9511990: 1,0181991: 7191992: 1,9741993: 8121994: 5741995: 6751996: 7361997: 1,1551998: 1,0511999: 1,4862000: 1,1672001: 8902002: 1,1902003: 9712004: 8402005: 1,1382006: 7762007: 8742008: 9352009: 1,0082010: 1,3252011: 1,4912012: 1,0272013: 8472014: 7962015: 5282016: 6372017: 5702018: 1,0852019: 5352020: 9162021: 1,2502022: 7212023: 1,2892024: 1,0272025: 1,4762026: 7251815188118991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1906. 1906 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-03 in each year
YearRecords
18153
18301
18381
18481
18491
18501
18621
18672
18681
18731
18744
18751
18762
18781
18794
18802
18815
18821
18833
18841
18853
18862
18871
18881
18894
18914
18924
18933
18951
18963
18972
18983
18996
190012
190115
19022
190314
19042
190520
19069
19078
190814
190917
191025
191126
191219
191341
191428
191547
1916159
191748
191820
191929
192060
1921108
192224
192380
1924207
192594
1926205
192785
1928378
1929582
1930148
1931224
1932308
1933269
1934732
1935464
19361,264
1937308
1938216
1939325
1940500
1941308
1942334
1943478
1944760
19451,032
1946683
1947421
1948313
1949354
1950713
1951487
1952243
1953290
19541,051
1955472
1956842
1957660
1958591
1959537
1960506
1961665
1962353
19631,010
1964615
1965561
1966437
1967439
1968446
1969345
1970572
1971590
1972732
1973417
1974877
19752,015
1976340
1977898
1978498
1979997
1980713
19811,264
19821,183
1983832
19841,046
1985804
1986634
19871,577
1988975
1989951
19901,018
1991719
19921,974
1993812
1994574
1995675
1996736
19971,155
19981,051
19991,486
20001,167
2001890
20021,190
2003971
2004840
20051,138
2006776
2007874
2008935
20091,008
20101,325
20111,491
20121,027
2013847
2014796
2015528
2016637
2017570
20181,085
2019535
2020916
20211,250
2022721
20231,289
20241,027
20251,476
2026725

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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).