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Weather Records on 6 April 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1908. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 6 April 1908

  • On 6 April 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 6 April 1908.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 6 April 1908 11 station records on 6 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 6 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation54.2 mm (2.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 6 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 6 April 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 April 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 6 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 April 1908 by timescale Records on 6 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 6 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 75 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 57
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1908
Top 11 records on 6 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 April 1908Hvar, HRdaily rain54.2 mm (2.1 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)74 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Freiburg, DEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Palermo, ITdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Riva, ITdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Riva, ITdaily low min4.7 C (40.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Beatrice, CAdaily rain (Tie)7.1 mm (0.28 in)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie27 years2 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 1908
Records on 04-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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: 1,0662019: 3942020: 6052021: 9472022: 8482023: 1,5892024: 1,7062025: 1,0341808188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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
20181,066
2019394
2020605
2021947
2022848
20231,589
20241,706
20251,034

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).