Weather Records on 24 April 2006

844 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2006. Highest significance: Ubon Ratchathani, TH.

Key Facts for 24 April 2006

On 24 April 2006, 844 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 823 daily.
Ubon Ratchathani set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 24 April 2006.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

844 stations

844 station records on 24 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

844 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 24 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 24 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2006

Top 20 records on 24 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2006	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Kittanning Lock 7, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Colony, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Martin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Elkhart, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Kadoka, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Tenango, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Milan, IT	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	226 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Omaha, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2006	Middleburg, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	43 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

1799 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2006. 2006 had 844 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 2026-10-17 (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	529
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1