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Weather Records on 6 August 1911

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1911. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1911

  • On 6 August 1911, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 6 August 1911.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 6 August 1911 22 station records on 6 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 6 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature34.3 C (93.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation55.7 mm (2.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature33.7 C (92.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.7 C (90.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 6 August 1911 by type Records set or tied on 6 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 6 August 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 August 1911 by timescale Records on 6 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 6 August 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 August 1911 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 August 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1911
Top 20 records on 6 August 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 August 1911Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)39 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Tallinn, EEdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max34.3 C (93.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max19.6 C (67.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)43 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Buffalo, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max22.9 C (73.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Sotchi, RUdaily rain55.7 mm (2.2 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max19.7 C (67.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Bamberg, DEdaily high max33.7 C (92.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max32.7 C (90.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Salzburg, ATdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Saint John, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Lakefield, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Regensburg, DEdaily high max32.3 C (90.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Dalhousie, CAdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Madison Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie38 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1911Barrie, CAdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie14 years2 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

1794 to 1911
Records on 08-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1911. 1911 had 22 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11806: 11808: 11809: 11810: 11822: 11830: 11833: 11847: 11849: 11856: 31857: 21858: 11859: 11861: 11866: 11869: 11871: 21876: 11878: 31879: 11881: 31883: 11884: 11885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 71889: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 61896: 61897: 11898: 51899: 21900: 61901: 71902: 41903: 161904: 131905: 131906: 241907: 261908: 171909: 141910: 201911: 221912: 571913: 411914: 61915: 1081916: 401917: 351918: 5261919: 921920: 391921: 491922: 901923: 1131924: 1501925: 781926: 851927: 1321928: 1011929: 1891930: 3561931: 3491932: 2261933: 2841934: 5801935: 3301936: 3181937: 3711938: 3081939: 3111940: 3851941: 3561942: 3031943: 2481944: 3121945: 4581946: 4301947: 6251948: 1,1661949: 4641950: 4801951: 7201952: 5131953: 6461954: 5321955: 5311956: 4471957: 9491958: 5211959: 4221960: 2501961: 5511962: 4961963: 2581964: 4811965: 3901966: 3781967: 7571968: 5861969: 6131970: 5041971: 9451972: 8771973: 8761974: 8841975: 7491976: 9231977: 6231978: 7901979: 5441980: 8181981: 8551982: 6431983: 1,2811984: 8151985: 8741986: 6481987: 9481988: 8731989: 8791990: 1,4631991: 1,1001992: 1,0531993: 1,5691994: 1,9181995: 1,5001996: 1,0381997: 1,2161998: 1,5461999: 9382000: 8702001: 1,1002002: 9882003: 1,2212004: 1,0762005: 7562006: 8492007: 9912008: 8202009: 1,0332010: 1,2052011: 1,3572012: 8452013: 7222014: 6732015: 8272016: 4722017: 8272018: 5982019: 6452020: 5102021: 4572022: 9602023: 1,1772024: 8822025: 7212026: 9551794187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1911. 1911 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-06 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18061
18081
18091
18101
18221
18301
18331
18471
18491
18563
18572
18581
18591
18611
18661
18691
18712
18761
18783
18791
18813
18831
18841
18853
18862
18871
18887
18893
18902
18912
18923
18931
18941
18956
18966
18971
18985
18992
19006
19017
19024
190316
190413
190513
190624
190726
190817
190914
191020
191122
191257
191341
19146
1915108
191640
191735
1918526
191992
192039
192149
192290
1923113
1924150
192578
192685
1927132
1928101
1929189
1930356
1931349
1932226
1933284
1934580
1935330
1936318
1937371
1938308
1939311
1940385
1941356
1942303
1943248
1944312
1945458
1946430
1947625
19481,166
1949464
1950480
1951720
1952513
1953646
1954532
1955531
1956447
1957949
1958521
1959422
1960250
1961551
1962496
1963258
1964481
1965390
1966378
1967757
1968586
1969613
1970504
1971945
1972877
1973876
1974884
1975749
1976923
1977623
1978790
1979544
1980818
1981855
1982643
19831,281
1984815
1985874
1986648
1987948
1988873
1989879
19901,463
19911,100
19921,053
19931,569
19941,918
19951,500
19961,038
19971,216
19981,546
1999938
2000870
20011,100
2002988
20031,221
20041,076
2005756
2006849
2007991
2008820
20091,033
20101,205
20111,357
2012845
2013722
2014673
2015827
2016472
2017827
2018598
2019645
2020510
2021457
2022960
20231,177
2024882
2025721
2026955

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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).