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Weather Records on 6 February 1902

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1902. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1902

  • On 6 February 1902, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.7 C (96.3 F) on 6 February 1902.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 6 February 1902 9 station records on 6 February 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 6 February 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 February 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.7 C (96.3 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation20.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 6 February 1902 by type Records set or tied on 6 February 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 February 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 6 February 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 February 1902 by timescale Records on 6 February 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 February 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8.
Records on 6 February 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 February 1902 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 810 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 February 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 108
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1902
Top 9 records on 6 February 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 February 1902Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max35.7 C (96.3 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)16 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEmonthly rain20.7 mm (0.8 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Pitea, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)3 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Roermond, NLdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)7.4 cm (2.9 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1902Sydney, CAdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)0 years4 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

1793 to 1902
Records on 02-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11803: 21814: 11827: 11837: 11841: 21848: 21852: 11853: 11854: 11856: 21865: 41866: 31867: 11869: 31870: 11872: 11873: 21874: 21876: 21877: 11885: 11886: 31888: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21893: 11894: 21895: 141896: 51897: 61899: 21900: 31901: 21902: 91903: 11904: 371905: 91906: 101907: 161908: 181909: 401910: 101911: 351912: 221913: 581914: 231915: 301916: 251917: 801918: 591919: 111920: 1541921: 301922: 671923: 531924: 1921925: 4811926: 1831927: 3721928: 4211929: 2061930: 1451931: 2401932: 2141933: 1881934: 2121935: 1271936: 7671937: 2201938: 1,0041939: 1981940: 4811941: 1941942: 4221943: 3721944: 5541945: 1991946: 4891947: 4081948: 4581949: 5331950: 8771951: 3881952: 2761953: 6381954: 4151955: 8191956: 4831957: 4361958: 2371959: 3561960: 5371961: 8661962: 3751963: 1,3811964: 4781965: 4051966: 7161967: 4991968: 2311969: 4851970: 3201971: 7071972: 3041973: 1,3551974: 5961975: 8381976: 1,1011977: 1,0831978: 1,4821979: 1,8821980: 7371981: 7391982: 2,1711983: 6771984: 1,4251985: 1,1981986: 1,1231987: 8581988: 1,5171989: 3,2971990: 1,2941991: 1,9231992: 6081993: 9311994: 6751995: 1,4651996: 1,6181997: 7911998: 7591999: 1,2002000: 5452001: 1,4422002: 1,2912003: 9232004: 2,1822005: 1,2962006: 7682007: 1,2912008: 2,5832009: 1,1342010: 1,3792011: 1,4252012: 1,1032013: 3852014: 1,5872015: 1,2692016: 4562017: 8482018: 5862019: 1,6132020: 1,1632021: 8362022: 5162023: 2552024: 9042025: 9352026: 9871793187218991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-06 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18032
18141
18271
18371
18412
18482
18521
18531
18541
18562
18654
18663
18671
18693
18701
18721
18732
18742
18762
18771
18851
18863
18881
18893
18901
18912
18931
18942
189514
18965
18976
18992
19003
19012
19029
19031
190437
19059
190610
190716
190818
190940
191010
191135
191222
191358
191423
191530
191625
191780
191859
191911
1920154
192130
192267
192353
1924192
1925481
1926183
1927372
1928421
1929206
1930145
1931240
1932214
1933188
1934212
1935127
1936767
1937220
19381,004
1939198
1940481
1941194
1942422
1943372
1944554
1945199
1946489
1947408
1948458
1949533
1950877
1951388
1952276
1953638
1954415
1955819
1956483
1957436
1958237
1959356
1960537
1961866
1962375
19631,381
1964478
1965405
1966716
1967499
1968231
1969485
1970320
1971707
1972304
19731,355
1974596
1975838
19761,101
19771,083
19781,482
19791,882
1980737
1981739
19822,171
1983677
19841,425
19851,198
19861,123
1987858
19881,517
19893,297
19901,294
19911,923
1992608
1993931
1994675
19951,465
19961,618
1997791
1998759
19991,200
2000545
20011,442
20021,291
2003923
20042,182
20051,296
2006768
20071,291
20082,583
20091,134
20101,379
20111,425
20121,103
2013385
20141,587
20151,269
2016456
2017848
2018586
20191,613
20201,163
2021836
2022516
2023255
2024904
2025935
2026987

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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).