Weather Records on 6 April 1960

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1960. Highest significance: Bunbury Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1960

On 6 April 1960, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 702 daily.
Bunbury Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 6 April 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 6 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noggerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 292, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	292
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1960

Top 20 records on 6 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1960	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1960	Amarwara, IN	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Collie, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Mornington Mills, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Mylor, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Noggerup, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Ambur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Deeside, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Balingup, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Poonampet, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Arni, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Tottenup, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1960	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	42 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1960. 1960 had 718 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 1960-04-06: 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 10	489
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1