Weather Records on 13 April 2006

1,023 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 2006. Highest significance: Jundah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 2006

On 13 April 2006, 1,023 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
694 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 996 daily.
Jundah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 58.6 mm (2.3 in) on 13 April 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,023 stations

1,023 station records on 13 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thornleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yaraka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bogewong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gundoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,023 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 457, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	457
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 2006

Top 20 records on 13 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2006	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2006	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	121 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2006	Izana, ES	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2006	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Westland, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Sunnyside, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Denton, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Riversleigh Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	119 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Proa Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Thornleigh, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Yaraka State School, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Calarasi, RO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Wansey Downs, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2006	Bogewong, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	49 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

1798 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2006. 2006 had 1,023 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	746
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1