Weather Records on 6 April 1919

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1919. Highest significance: Swift Current, CA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1919

On 6 April 1919, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 64 daily.
Swift Current set a daily record snowfall of 11.7 cm (4.6 in) on 6 April 1919.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 6 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Toogimbie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 April 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1919

Top 20 records on 6 April 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1919	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1919	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Hay (Toogimbie), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Morden, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Netley, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	The Olives, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Glen Dee, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Manfred, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Bedooba, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1919	St Albans, CA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	14 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1919. 1919 had 65 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	854
2023	1,598
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

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Data for records on 1919-04-06: 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	48
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1