Weather Records on 6 April 1968

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1968. Highest significance: Jansenville, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1968

On 6 April 1968, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 499 daily.
Jansenville set a daily record precipitation of 40.5 mm (1.6 in) on 6 April 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 6 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	223.0 cm (87.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 6 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 6 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1968

Top 20 records on 6 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1968	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1968	Eenbult, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Swartkoppies, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Agtertang, ZA	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Hvar, HR	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Levan, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Myklebust I Breim, NO	monthly snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	De Brug (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1968	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1968	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1968. 1968 had 507 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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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 50	408
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1