Weather Records on 6 April 1927

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1927. Highest significance: Arapaho, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1927

On 6 April 1927, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 76 daily.
Arapaho set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 6 April 1927.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 6 April 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 April 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 April 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1927

Top 20 records on 6 April 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1927	Arapaho, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Newport, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Umea, SE	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Teriberka, RU	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Bisbee, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Fulton, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	White River, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Tomsk, RU	monthly low min	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1927	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 years	16 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1927. 1927 had 80 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 1927-04-06: 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 5	48
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2