Weather Records on 6 April 2004

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 2004. Highest significance: Mimbres 4NNW, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 2004

On 6 April 2004, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 649 daily.
Mimbres 4NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 6 April 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 6 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ortices	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spicewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andice 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 2004

Top 20 records on 6 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2004	Mimbres 4NNW, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 April 2004	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2004	Georgetown, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2004	Tocumwal Airport, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Francistown, BW	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Camp Wood, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Windang Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Anson, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Hye, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Prade Rch, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Spur, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Romney 1 SW, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Los Ortices, MX	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Roscoe, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Spicewood, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Bijie, CN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Cabin Creek, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Mason, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2004	Snyder, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	43 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2004. 2004 had 669 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 2004-04-06: 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	469
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2