Weather Records on 6 April 1926

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1926. Highest significance: Eremeran, AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1926

On 6 April 1926, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 425 daily.
Eremeran set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 6 April 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 6 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urangeline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1926

Top 20 records on 6 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1926	Eremeran, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1926	Yarroweyah, AU	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1926	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Gogeldrie, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Tyntynder Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Woodland Park, AU	all-time rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Watford, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Lake Marmal, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Yamma, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Prickley Range, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1926	Kalpienung, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	39 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1926. 1926 had 442 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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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 10	288
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1