Weather Records on 15 April 2006

1,637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2006. Highest significance: Hayfork 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 2006

On 15 April 2006, 1,637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,136 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,593 daily.
Hayfork 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 15 April 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,637 stations

1,637 station records on 15 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,637 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 580, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 556, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	580
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	556
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 41, daily 1,593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,195 broken records

Margins by which the 1,195 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

15 April 2006

Top 20 records on 15 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2006	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2006	Glendora Fc 287B, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Nephi, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Newport 1 NW, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	York, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Babuskin, RU	daily low min	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Alpine, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	all-time high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Weston, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Canby 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Marlinton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Roy, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Taos, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Okeene, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	Olney 2S, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2006	El Dorado, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	109 years	42 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

1801 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2006. 2006 had 1,637 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 2006-04-15: 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	1,177
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1