Weather Records on 6 April 1972

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1972. Highest significance: Sackville, CA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1972

On 6 April 1972, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 752 daily.
Sackville set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 6 April 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 6 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valsetz	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 6 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 6 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1972

Top 20 records on 6 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1972	Sackville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1972	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	St Catharines, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Oak Ridges, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Marquette, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Rexton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Niagara Falls, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Albany Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1972	Delta, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	36 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1972. 1972 had 772 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 25	551
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1