Weather Records on 6 April 1936

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1936. Highest significance: Mason City, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1936

On 6 April 1936, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 517 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 876 daily.
Mason City set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 6 April 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 6 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 387, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	387
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1936

Top 20 records on 6 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1936	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Karimganj, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Madison, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Koyah, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Lungleh, IN	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Ashwood, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Spencer, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Falmouth, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Pikeville, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Hanover, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Charlotte Wb City, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Bancroft, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1936	Bikrampur, IN	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	3 years	43 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1936. 1936 had 911 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 1936-04-06: 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 100	796
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1