Weather Records on 6 April 1949

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1949. Highest significance: Patu, BR.

Key Facts for 6 April 1949

On 6 April 1949, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 304 daily.
Patu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 6 April 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 6 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1949

Top 20 records on 6 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1949	Patu, BR	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1949	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1949	Sandheads, IN	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Campo Largo, BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Omalur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Saboeiro, BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Athens, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Uccle, BE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Sheffield, GB	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1949	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1949	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1949	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1949	Brockville, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1949. 1949 had 316 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 1949-04-06: 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 20	221
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2