Weather Records on 6 April 1945

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1945. Highest significance: Algona, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1945

On 6 April 1945, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 292 daily.
Algona set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 6 April 1945.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 6 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1945

Top 20 records on 6 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1945	Algona, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Pinawa, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Kealia 1112, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Mysore, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Watrap, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1945	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Agricultural College, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	monthly low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Webster City, US	monthly snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Cinclare, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Hoaeae Upper, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1945	Mana 1026, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	27 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1945. 1945 had 303 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	230
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1