Weather Records on 6 April 1975

1,188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1975. Highest significance: Auburn, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1975

On 6 April 1975, 1,188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 688 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,124 daily.
Auburn set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 6 April 1975.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,188 stations

1,188 station records on 6 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,188 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 377, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 311, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 6 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	377
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	311
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 6 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 63, daily 1,124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1975

Top 20 records on 6 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1975	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1975	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1975	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1975	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1975	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Corry, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Ovando, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Chester, US	monthly low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Franklinville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Newport, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1975	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	47 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1975. 1975 had 1,188 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 1975-04-06: 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 100	905
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1