Weather Records on 6 April 1978

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1978. Highest significance: Central City, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1978

On 6 April 1978, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 640 daily.
Central City set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 6 April 1978.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 6 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada Real	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burns WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.8 mm (8.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1978

Top 20 records on 6 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1978	Central City, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Bend, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Chester, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Pit Rvr Ph 5, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Jardim de Angicos, BR	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Riggins, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Enterprise Rs, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Malhada Real, BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Keams Canyon, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Osage City, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Bend, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	W Pt, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1978	Hat Creek, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	41 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1978. 1978 had 654 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	536
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3