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Weather Records on 6 October 1899

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1899. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1899

  • On 6 October 1899, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Washington set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 6 October 1899.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 6 October 1899 3 station records on 6 October 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 6 October 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 October 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 6 October 1899 by type Records set or tied on 6 October 1899 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 October 1899 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 6 October 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 October 1899 by timescale Records on 6 October 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 October 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 6 October 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 October 1899 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.0. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.2: 00.2 to 0.4: 20.4 to 0.6: 00.6 to 0.8: 00.8 to 1.0: 10.0 to 0.20.2 to 0.40.4 to 0.60.6 to 0.80.8 to 1.0
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 October 1899
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.20
0.2 to 0.42
0.4 to 0.60
0.6 to 0.80
0.8 to 1.01

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1899
Top 3 records on 6 October 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 October 1899Washington, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1899Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.3 C (31.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1899Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1899
Records on 10-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1899. 1899 had 3 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11814: 11817: 11840: 11843: 11844: 11845: 11848: 11853: 21854: 31857: 11859: 11860: 11863: 11864: 71865: 11867: 31868: 11874: 11875: 21876: 31877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 31881: 11882: 11883: 11885: 51887: 11888: 31889: 61892: 31893: 11894: 11896: 41897: 61898: 11899: 31900: 141901: 81902: 101903: 141904: 131905: 101906: 201907: 141908: 171909: 171910: 601911: 141912: 461913: 281914: 71915: 171916: 691917: 951918: 451919: 511920: 1041921: 461922: 451923: 1361924: 2631925: 2081926: 2191927: 1751928: 1491929: 1551930: 5741931: 4701932: 9051933: 1831934: 2591935: 1,0551936: 2751937: 4131938: 3191939: 7021940: 2251941: 1,1481942: 1981943: 4851944: 2191945: 2021946: 6781947: 5841948: 3421949: 5481950: 3401951: 5371952: 1,4141953: 3551954: 6631955: 6291956: 4491957: 4881958: 7071959: 5601960: 5451961: 4691962: 4331963: 6931964: 1,1381965: 1,1431966: 3511967: 3831968: 5781969: 3771970: 7111971: 5141972: 4581973: 3111974: 9221975: 6731976: 8411977: 5611978: 3761979: 1,0021980: 1,2591981: 7481982: 1,0581983: 7431984: 7691985: 7201986: 6471987: 8381988: 9641989: 4701990: 9531991: 1,0451992: 6751993: 1,0561994: 1,2011995: 1,3921996: 8431997: 1,0131998: 1,6381999: 9142000: 1,7732001: 9882002: 6942003: 8172004: 5822005: 1,4142006: 1,0302007: 2,3372008: 6442009: 1,7222010: 9952011: 1,5822012: 1,1332013: 7972014: 4282015: 5672016: 4732017: 4892018: 9682019: 5332020: 1,0722021: 6652022: 6542023: 6502024: 1,0252025: 4862026: 9001802186818941912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1899. 1899 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-06 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18141
18171
18401
18431
18441
18451
18481
18532
18543
18571
18591
18601
18631
18647
18651
18673
18681
18741
18752
18763
18771
18781
18792
18803
18811
18821
18831
18855
18871
18883
18896
18923
18931
18941
18964
18976
18981
18993
190014
19018
190210
190314
190413
190510
190620
190714
190817
190917
191060
191114
191246
191328
19147
191517
191669
191795
191845
191951
1920104
192146
192245
1923136
1924263
1925208
1926219
1927175
1928149
1929155
1930574
1931470
1932905
1933183
1934259
19351,055
1936275
1937413
1938319
1939702
1940225
19411,148
1942198
1943485
1944219
1945202
1946678
1947584
1948342
1949548
1950340
1951537
19521,414
1953355
1954663
1955629
1956449
1957488
1958707
1959560
1960545
1961469
1962433
1963693
19641,138
19651,143
1966351
1967383
1968578
1969377
1970711
1971514
1972458
1973311
1974922
1975673
1976841
1977561
1978376
19791,002
19801,259
1981748
19821,058
1983743
1984769
1985720
1986647
1987838
1988964
1989470
1990953
19911,045
1992675
19931,056
19941,201
19951,392
1996843
19971,013
19981,638
1999914
20001,773
2001988
2002694
2003817
2004582
20051,414
20061,030
20072,337
2008644
20091,722
2010995
20111,582
20121,133
2013797
2014428
2015567
2016473
2017489
2018968
2019533
20201,072
2021665
2022654
2023650
20241,025
2025486
2026900

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).