Weather Records on 20 April 2006

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2006. Highest significance: Biboohra, AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 2006

On 20 April 2006, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 819 daily.
Biboohra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 161.8 mm (6.4 in) on 20 April 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 20 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mareeba Qwrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pormpuraaw Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba South Edge Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Symmons Plains (South Esk Rive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Arroyo Prieto (Cf	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Andaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttabri (Athlone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 20 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 20 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2006

Top 20 records on 20 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2006	Biboohra, AU	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Mareeba Qwrc, AU	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	monthly rain	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Debrecen Airport, HU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Julatten, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Lakefield National Park, AU	monthly rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2006	Pormpuraaw Township, AU	daily rain	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Mareeba South Edge Res, AU	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Upper Barron, AU	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Pine Ridge (Windy), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Merluna, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Walkamin Research Station, AU	monthly rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2006	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	106 years	56 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

1807 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2006. 2006 had 859 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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Data for records on 2006-04-20: 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 50	584
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1