Weather Records on 6 April 1988

1,273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1988. Highest significance: Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1988

On 6 April 1988, 1,273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
774 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,244 daily.
Ivanhoe (Wokabity) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 6 April 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,273 stations

1,273 station records on 6 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.0 mm (11.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Legume Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Coodgee Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	49.8 C (121.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,273 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 540, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 433, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	540
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	433
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 1,244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,017 broken records

Margins by which the 1,017 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1988

Top 20 records on 6 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1988	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Peachester, AU	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Dayboro Post Office, AU	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1988	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Como, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Somerset Dam, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	286.0 mm (11.3 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1988	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	56 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1988. 1988 had 1,273 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 1988-04-06: 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 25	913
25 to 50	59
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1