Weather Records on 6 April 1941

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1941. Highest significance: Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1941

On 6 April 1941, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 193 daily.
Klaarstroom (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 April 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 6 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1941

Top 20 records on 6 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1941	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Clarke River Telecom, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1941	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Planknek, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Hvar, HR	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1941	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	31 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1941. 1941 had 205 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 50	175
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1