Weather Records on 6 April 1950

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1950. Highest significance: Terowie (Curtforth), AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1950

On 6 April 1950, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 636 daily.
Terowie (Curtforth) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 6 April 1950.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 6 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wynarka (Hooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Speculation Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nackara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1950

Top 20 records on 6 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1950	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1950	Kamloops, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Barfield, AU	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Prestwood Station, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Old Banchory Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Ensay, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Frogmoor, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Rooipoort, ZA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Wynarka (Hooper), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1950	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	45 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1950. 1950 had 664 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 1950-04-06: 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	470
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4