Weather Records on 6 April 1987

1,120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1987. Highest significance: Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1987

On 6 April 1987, 1,120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 484 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Camden on Gauley 2 SW set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 6 April 1987.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,120 stations

1,120 station records on 6 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freeburn 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce Knob	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce Knob	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,120 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 217, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 150.

Records on 6 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	217
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	150

Records on 6 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 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 1987

Top 20 records on 6 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1987	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1987	Guaratingueta, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1987	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Ibia, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Freeburn 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Belington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Highlands, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Wise 1SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Pennington Gap, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Flat Top, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	Senecaville Lake, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1987	New Braunfels, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1987. 1987 had 1,120 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 100	852
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2