Weather Records on 6 April 2011

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 2011. Highest significance: Saint Paul Is AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 2011

On 6 April 2011, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
512 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 803 daily.
Saint Paul Is AP set a daily record snowfall of 8.4 cm (3.3 in) on 6 April 2011.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 6 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Dg	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 2011

Top 20 records on 6 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2011	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2011	Tillabery, NE	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2011	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Kinlochewe, GB	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Cape Leeuwin, AU	monthly high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Oujda, MA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	A Coruna, ES	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	141 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	The Pines, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Centralia, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Ft Grant, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Emory, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Fort Huachuca, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2011	San Francisco de Los Romo (Dg, MX	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	6 years	40 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

1808 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2011. 2011 had 841 records.

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

Records on 04-06 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1809	2
1815	1
1839	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1874	1
1881	5
1883	1
1884	1
1886	6
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	3
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	16
1905	18
1906	8
1907	21
1908	11
1909	43
1910	59
1911	59
1912	49
1913	101
1914	32
1915	25
1916	43
1917	120
1918	68
1919	65
1920	57
1921	229
1922	96
1923	96
1924	91
1925	73
1926	442
1927	80
1928	398
1929	959
1930	265
1931	248
1932	257
1933	499
1934	211
1935	460
1936	911
1937	301
1938	637
1939	611
1940	257
1941	205
1942	413
1943	510
1944	369
1945	303
1946	312
1947	411
1948	417
1949	316
1950	664
1951	559
1952	492
1953	261
1954	789
1955	342
1956	360
1957	330
1958	507
1959	551
1960	718
1961	382
1962	456
1963	551
1964	558
1965	524
1966	390
1967	671
1968	507
1969	504
1970	525
1971	691
1972	772
1973	449
1974	580
1975	1,188
1976	356
1977	838
1978	654
1979	1,233
1980	520
1981	388
1982	3,186
1983	1,454
1984	578
1985	856
1986	654
1987	1,120
1988	1,273
1989	1,396
1990	856
1991	1,939
1992	952
1993	721
1994	1,124
1995	973
1996	1,054
1997	1,870
1998	860
1999	1,703
2000	714
2001	1,172
2002	778
2003	1,339
2004	669
2005	818
2006	1,131
2007	1,328
2008	803
2009	885
2010	1,352
2011	841
2012	675
2013	595
2014	518
2015	396
2016	920
2017	490
2018	1,069
2019	397
2020	608
2021	948
2022	854
2023	1,598
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

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Data for records on 2011-04-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	617
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2