Weather Records on 6 April 1932

257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1932. Highest significance: Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1932

On 6 April 1932, 257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 248 daily.
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 6 April 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

257 stations

257 station records on 6 April 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

257 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 April 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 April 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1932

Top 20 records on 6 April 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1932	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Heerde, NL	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Dutson, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Conmurra, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	Kenora, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1932	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1932	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1932	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1932	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1932	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1932	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1932	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1932. 1932 had 257 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1932-04-06: 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	172
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1