Weather Records on 6 April 1959

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1959. Highest significance: Oombulgurri, AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1959

On 6 April 1959, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 542 daily.
Oombulgurri set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 6 April 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 6 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Squirrel Inn 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 6 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1959

Top 20 records on 6 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1959	Oombulgurri, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Sattur, IN	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Alattur, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1959	Ord River, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Garland 1 NE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Manila, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Meeker, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Berlin, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Faulkton, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Mellette 4 W, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1959	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	30 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1959. 1959 had 551 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 1959-04-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	402
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1