Weather Records on 4 April 2006

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2006. Highest significance: Manfred Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 2006

On 4 April 2006, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 859 daily.
Manfred Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 4 April 2006.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 4 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Qwrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Flat Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba South Edge Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 859.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2006

Top 20 records on 4 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2006	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2006	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2006	Camp Pardee, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2006	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2006	Monterey, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2006	Werrina Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Cambridge, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Sonora, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Big Tujunga Dam Fc46, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Gibraltar Dam #2, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Merluna, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2006	Lindsay, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	48 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

1794 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 911 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 2006-04-04: 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 20	678
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1