Weather Records on 6 April 1989

1,396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1989. Highest significance: Westland, AU.

Key Facts for 6 April 1989

On 6 April 1989, 1,396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
713 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 1,258 daily.
Westland set an all-time record daily precipitation of 289.0 mm (11.4 in) on 6 April 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,396 stations

1,396 station records on 6 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	289.0 mm (11.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pingine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manangatang (Daytrap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.5 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cairn Curran Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,396 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 610, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	610
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 134, daily 1,258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,192 broken records

Margins by which the 1,192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1989

Top 20 records on 6 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1989	Westland, AU	all-time rain	289.0 mm (11.4 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 April 1989	Stonehenge, AU	monthly rain	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	monthly rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Meredith, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Pingine, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Mt Howitt, AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Manangatang (Daytrap), AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Manangatang, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	64 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1989. 1989 had 1,396 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-04-06: 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	1,185
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1