Weather Records on 6 April 1937

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1937. Highest significance: Hypoluxo, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1937

On 6 April 1937, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 292 daily.
Hypoluxo set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 6 April 1937.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 6 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	167.0 cm (65.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 6 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 6 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1937

Top 20 records on 6 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1937	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Cambridge, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Blakely, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Weldon, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Pundi, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1937	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	167.0 cm (65.7 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Konda, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1937	Eutawville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	29 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1937. 1937 had 301 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 100	252
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1