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Weather Records on 6 April 1982

3,186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1982. Highest significance: McGregor (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 April 1982

  • On 6 April 1982, 3,186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 314 were record highs and 1,728 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 527 monthly and 2,656 daily.
  • McGregor (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 6 April 1982.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown
Weather records on 6 April 1982 2,000 station records on 6 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2,000 station records on 6 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
McGregor (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation64.5 mm (2.5 in)70 of 100 (Major)
LewistonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)69 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of MichUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.6 cm (7.7 in)69 of 100 (Major)
W Lafayette 6 NWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall38.4 cm (15.1 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk LakeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall38.6 cm (15.2 in)67 of 100 (Major)
GalesburgUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
OsceolaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Haven Fire DeptUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Racine WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Reedsburg WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
PontiacUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)63 of 100 (Major)
DoornrivierSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)62 of 100 (Major)
SpringfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
MillbrookUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
EphrataUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
WoodruffUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)62 of 100 (Major)
MiddletonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
BostonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.4 cm (10.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Concord ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.8 cm (13.3 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Bethel APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall29.0 cm (11.4 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Hartford-Bradley Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall35.8 cm (14.1 in)60 of 100 (Major)
GalvaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation139.8 mm (5.5 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
ButlerUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation102.1 mm (4.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
AmherstUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
DassieshoekSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation49.2 mm (1.9 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
RingwoodUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11United StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
FredoniaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
DoylestownUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall32.5 cm (12.8 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
TussenbeideSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation41.0 mm (1.6 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
MinonkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public WorksUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
VintonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
S HavenUnited StatesRecord snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
DurhamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall43.9 cm (17.3 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co APUnited StatesRecord snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt MoeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1SUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
ArcadeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall29.2 cm (11.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SWUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNWUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving GroundUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
PlainfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.7 cm (10.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
ArcadeUnited StatesRecord snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,186 records
Records on 6 April 1982 by type Records set or tied on 6 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 862, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 866, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 513, Deepest snow cover 405. 02505007501,000Highest daily maximum: 164Lowest daily maximum: 862Highest daily minimum: 150Lowest daily minimum: 866Heaviest daily rainfall: 226Heaviest daily snowfall: 513Deepest snow cover: 405Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 862, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 866, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 513, Deepest snow cover 405.
Records on 6 April 1982 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum164
Lowest daily maximum862
Highest daily minimum150
Lowest daily minimum866
Heaviest daily rainfall226
Heaviest daily snowfall513
Deepest snow cover405
Records on 6 April 1982 by timescale Records on 6 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 527, daily 2,656. 01,0002,0003,000all-time: 3monthly: 527daily: 2,656all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 527, daily 2,656.
Records on 6 April 1982 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time3
monthly527
daily2,656

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,634 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1982 Margins by which the 2,634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted. 01,0002,0003,0000 to 100: 2,415100 to 200: 190200 to 300: 25300 to 400: 3400 to 500: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 2,634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 April 1982
MarginRecords
0 to 1002,415
100 to 200190
200 to 30025
300 to 4003
400 to 5001

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1982
Top 20 records on 6 April 1982 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 April 1982McGregor (Pol), ZAmonthly rain64.5 mm (2.5 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)77 years70 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Lewiston, USdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)83 years69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Ann Arbor U of Mich, USmonthly snowfall19.6 cm (7.7 in)8.7 cm (3.4 in)57 years69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982W Lafayette 6 NW, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)80 years68 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)16.5 cm (6.5 in)88 years68 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Port Jervis, USmonthly snowfall38.4 cm (15.1 in)13.0 cm (5.1 in)87 years68 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Mohonk Lake, USdaily snowfall38.6 cm (15.2 in)33.5 cm (13.2 in)64 years67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Galesburg, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)84 years66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Osceola, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)16.5 cm (6.5 in)82 years65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Grand Haven Fire Dept, USmonthly snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)46 years65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Racine Wwtp, USdaily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)24.2 cm (9.5 in)68 years64 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Reedsburg Wwtp, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)87 years64 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Pontiac, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)13.9 cm (5.5 in)76 years63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Doornrivier, ZAmonthly rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)69 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Springfield, USmonthly snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)67 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Millbrook, USmonthly snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)27 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Ephrata, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)81 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Woodruff, USdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)75 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Reading Wb City, USdaily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)21.1 cm (8.3 in)44 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1982Middleton, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)56 years61 of 100 (Major)

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 1982
Records on 04-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1982. 1982 had 3,186 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001808: 11809: 21815: 11839: 21841: 11848: 11851: 11853: 11857: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11864: 21866: 11874: 11881: 51883: 11884: 11886: 61887: 21888: 41889: 11892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 31896: 31897: 21898: 51899: 31900: 31901: 51902: 61903: 51904: 161905: 181906: 81907: 211908: 111909: 431910: 591911: 591912: 491913: 1011914: 321915: 251916: 431917: 1201918: 681919: 651920: 571921: 2291922: 961923: 961924: 911925: 731926: 4421927: 801928: 3981929: 9591930: 2651931: 2481932: 2571933: 4991934: 2111935: 4601936: 9111937: 3011938: 6371939: 6111940: 2571941: 2051942: 4131943: 5101944: 3691945: 3031946: 3121947: 4111948: 4171949: 3161950: 6641951: 5591952: 4921953: 2611954: 7891955: 3421956: 3601957: 3301958: 5071959: 5511960: 7181961: 3821962: 4561963: 5511964: 5581965: 5241966: 3901967: 6711968: 5071969: 5041970: 5251971: 6911972: 7721973: 4491974: 5801975: 1,1881976: 3561977: 8381978: 6541979: 1,2331980: 5201981: 3881982: 3,1861983: 1,4541984: 5781985: 8561986: 6541987: 1,1201988: 1,2731989: 1,3961990: 8561991: 1,9391992: 9521993: 7211994: 1,1241995: 9731996: 1,0541997: 1,8701998: 8601999: 1,7032000: 7142001: 1,1722002: 7782003: 1,3392004: 6692005: 8182006: 1,1312007: 1,3282008: 8032009: 8852010: 1,3522011: 8412012: 6752013: 5952014: 5182015: 3962016: 9202017: 4902018: 1,0692019: 3972020: 6082021: 9482022: 8542023: 1,5982024: 1,7062025: 1,0342026: 6001808188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1982. 1982 had 3,186 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-06 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18092
18151
18392
18411
18481
18511
18531
18571
18592
18621
18631
18642
18661
18741
18815
18831
18841
18866
18872
18884
18891
18924
18931
18944
18953
18963
18972
18985
18993
19003
19015
19026
19035
190416
190518
19068
190721
190811
190943
191059
191159
191249
1913101
191432
191525
191643
1917120
191868
191965
192057
1921229
192296
192396
192491
192573
1926442
192780
1928398
1929959
1930265
1931248
1932257
1933499
1934211
1935460
1936911
1937301
1938637
1939611
1940257
1941205
1942413
1943510
1944369
1945303
1946312
1947411
1948417
1949316
1950664
1951559
1952492
1953261
1954789
1955342
1956360
1957330
1958507
1959551
1960718
1961382
1962456
1963551
1964558
1965524
1966390
1967671
1968507
1969504
1970525
1971691
1972772
1973449
1974580
19751,188
1976356
1977838
1978654
19791,233
1980520
1981388
19823,186
19831,454
1984578
1985856
1986654
19871,120
19881,273
19891,396
1990856
19911,939
1992952
1993721
19941,124
1995973
19961,054
19971,870
1998860
19991,703
2000714
20011,172
2002778
20031,339
2004669
2005818
20061,131
20071,328
2008803
2009885
20101,352
2011841
2012675
2013595
2014518
2015396
2016920
2017490
20181,069
2019397
2020608
2021948
2022854
20231,598
20241,706
20251,034
2026600

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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