Weather Records on 6 February 1904
37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1904. Highest significance: Ringwood 2, AU.
Key Facts for 6 February 1904
- On 6 February 1904, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 9 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 30 daily.
- Ringwood 2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 6 February 1904.
- Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.
Record Map
37 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood 2 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.8 mm (2.7 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kew | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 77.5 mm (3.1 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ferntree Gully | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -39.4 C (-38.9 F) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bologna | Italy | Record high minimum temperature | 6.9 C (44.4 F) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 15.3 C (59.5 F) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Macedon Forestry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.6 mm (2.2 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falun | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 12.3 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Madison Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sandvig | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Windsor Riverside | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hoofddorp | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Narre Warren North (Narre Warr | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlshamn | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.3 mm (0.37 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ararat Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record low minimum temperature | -2.1 C (28.2 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -26.7 C (-16.1 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -13.3 C (8.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -18.9 C (-2.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -25.6 C (-14.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orebro | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fort Sill | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Rokewood (the Meadows) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -31.1 C (-24.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -37.2 C (-35.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fort Sill | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Riva | Italy | Record daily precipitation | 3.1 mm (0.12 in) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dubuque River | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
37 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 4 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 5 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 6 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 19 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 2 |
| monthly | 5 |
| daily | 30 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
33 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 24 |
| 5 to 10 | 2 |
| 10 to 15 | 4 |
| 15 to 20 | 1 |
| 20 to 25 | 0 |
| 25 to 30 | 2 |
Top 20 by Significance
6 February 1904| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 1904 | Ringwood 2, AU | monthly rain | 67.8 mm (2.7 in) | 26.1 mm (1.0 in) | 17 years | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| 6 February 1904 | Kew, AU | monthly rain | 77.5 mm (3.1 in) | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 7 years | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| 6 February 1904 | Ferntree Gully, AU | monthly rain | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 26 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Chatham, CA | all-time low min | -39.4 C (-38.9 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 31 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Bologna, IT | daily high min | 6.9 C (44.4 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 68 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | monthly low max | 15.3 C (59.5 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 36 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 14 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Macedon Forestry, AU | monthly rain | 56.6 mm (2.2 in) | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 26 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Falun, SE | daily rain | 12.3 mm (0.5 in) | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) | 36 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Madison Wb City, US | daily rain | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 16 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Sandvig, DK | daily rain | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 4.9 mm (0.19 in) | 26 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Windsor Riverside, CA | daily rain | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Hoofddorp, NL | daily rain | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 24 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU | daily rain | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 6 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Karlshamn, SE | daily rain | 9.3 mm (0.37 in) | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 35 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Ararat Post Office, AU | daily rain | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 17 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily low min | -2.1 C (28.2 F) | 4.0 C (7.2 F) | 5 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Toledo Blade, US | daily high min | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 26 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Sydney, CA | daily low min | -26.7 C (-16.1 F) | 2.3 C (4.1 F) | 27 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 February 1904 | Buffalo, US | daily high max | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 2.7 C (4.9 F) | 25 years | 14 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 1904| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1803 | 2 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1827 | 1 |
| 1837 | 1 |
| 1841 | 2 |
| 1848 | 2 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1856 | 2 |
| 1865 | 4 |
| 1866 | 3 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1869 | 3 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 14 |
| 1896 | 5 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1901 | 2 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1906 | 10 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 40 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 35 |
| 1912 | 22 |
| 1913 | 58 |
| 1914 | 23 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 80 |
| 1918 | 59 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1920 | 154 |
| 1921 | 30 |
| 1922 | 67 |
| 1923 | 53 |
| 1924 | 192 |
| 1925 | 481 |
| 1926 | 183 |
| 1927 | 372 |
| 1928 | 421 |
| 1929 | 206 |
| 1930 | 145 |
| 1931 | 240 |
| 1932 | 214 |
| 1933 | 188 |
| 1934 | 212 |
| 1935 | 127 |
| 1936 | 767 |
| 1937 | 220 |
| 1938 | 1,004 |
| 1939 | 198 |
| 1940 | 481 |
| 1941 | 194 |
| 1942 | 422 |
| 1943 | 372 |
| 1944 | 554 |
| 1945 | 199 |
| 1946 | 489 |
| 1947 | 408 |
| 1948 | 458 |
| 1949 | 533 |
| 1950 | 877 |
| 1951 | 388 |
| 1952 | 276 |
| 1953 | 638 |
| 1954 | 415 |
| 1955 | 819 |
| 1956 | 483 |
| 1957 | 436 |
| 1958 | 237 |
| 1959 | 356 |
| 1960 | 537 |
| 1961 | 866 |
| 1962 | 375 |
| 1963 | 1,381 |
| 1964 | 478 |
| 1965 | 405 |
| 1966 | 716 |
| 1967 | 499 |
| 1968 | 231 |
| 1969 | 485 |
| 1970 | 320 |
| 1971 | 707 |
| 1972 | 304 |
| 1973 | 1,355 |
| 1974 | 596 |
| 1975 | 838 |
| 1976 | 1,101 |
| 1977 | 1,083 |
| 1978 | 1,482 |
| 1979 | 1,882 |
| 1980 | 737 |
| 1981 | 739 |
| 1982 | 2,171 |
| 1983 | 677 |
| 1984 | 1,425 |
| 1985 | 1,198 |
| 1986 | 1,123 |
| 1987 | 858 |
| 1988 | 1,517 |
| 1989 | 3,297 |
| 1990 | 1,294 |
| 1991 | 1,923 |
| 1992 | 608 |
| 1993 | 931 |
| 1994 | 675 |
| 1995 | 1,465 |
| 1996 | 1,618 |
| 1997 | 791 |
| 1998 | 759 |
| 1999 | 1,200 |
| 2000 | 545 |
| 2001 | 1,442 |
| 2002 | 1,291 |
| 2003 | 923 |
| 2004 | 2,182 |
| 2005 | 1,296 |
| 2006 | 768 |
| 2007 | 1,291 |
| 2008 | 2,583 |
| 2009 | 1,134 |
| 2010 | 1,379 |
| 2011 | 1,425 |
| 2012 | 1,103 |
| 2013 | 385 |
| 2014 | 1,587 |
| 2015 | 1,269 |
| 2016 | 456 |
| 2017 | 848 |
| 2018 | 586 |
| 2019 | 1,613 |
| 2020 | 1,163 |
| 2021 | 836 |
| 2022 | 516 |
| 2023 | 255 |
| 2024 | 904 |
| 2025 | 935 |
| 2026 | 987 |
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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).