Weather Records on 21 April 2006

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 2006. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 21 April 2006

On 21 April 2006, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 735 daily.
Musgrave set a monthly record daily precipitation of 282.0 mm (11.1 in) on 21 April 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 21 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetoca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Andice 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuhmo Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Endho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granger	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 21 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 21 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 2006

Top 20 records on 21 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 2006	Musgrave, AU	monthly rain	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	112 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 April 2006	Merluna, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Carthage, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Huehuetoca, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Harper 3ENE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Lakefield National Park, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Nemuro, JP	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	El Mezquital KM. 150, MX	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Represa El Aleman, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Pamplona, ES	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2006	Sapporo, JP	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 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

1793 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 761 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	530
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1