Weather Records on 6 April 1929

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1929. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1929

On 6 April 1929, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
716 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 881 daily.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 6 April 1929.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 6 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 76, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1929

Top 20 records on 6 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1929	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Prince Albert, CA	all-time snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Waverly, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1929	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	White River, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Southampton, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Battleford, CA	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Prince Albert, CA	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Nurnberg, DE	monthly low min	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Wien, AT	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1929	West Berne, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	28 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1929. 1929 had 959 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 1929-04-06: 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 10	786
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1