Weather Records on 6 April 1961

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1961. Highest significance: Gingindlovu, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1961

On 6 April 1961, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 376 daily.
Gingindlovu set a daily record precipitation of 89.5 mm (3.5 in) on 6 April 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 6 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1961

Top 20 records on 6 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1961	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Timiryazevskij, RU	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	San Benito, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Fowlerton, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	162 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Putbus, DE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Parelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Putbus, DE	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1961	Kingsville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	35 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1961. 1961 had 382 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 1961-04-06: 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	271
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2