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Weather Records on 6 February 1912

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1912. Highest significance: Karesuando, SE.

Key Facts for 6 February 1912

  • On 6 February 1912, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Karesuando set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -46.0 C (-50.8 F) on 6 February 1912.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 6 February 1912 22 station records on 6 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 6 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-46.0 C (-50.8 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.9 mm (2.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.0 C (-25.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-16.0 C (3.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation3.1 mm (0.12 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-12.1 C (10.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.0 C (-25.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 6 February 1912 by type Records set or tied on 6 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 6 February 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 February 1912 by timescale Records on 6 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 6 February 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 February 1912 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 123 to 5: 55 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 February 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 312
3 to 55
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1912
Top 20 records on 6 February 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 February 1912Karesuando, SEall-time low min-46.0 C (-50.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years28 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Scheveningen, NLdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Chatham, CAdaily high min-3.9 C (25.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain74.9 mm (2.9 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high max10.1 C (50.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Pitea, SEdaily low min-32.0 C (-25.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-16.0 C (3.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain3.1 mm (0.12 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Durham, GBdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily low min-12.1 C (10.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Haparanda, SEdaily low min-32.0 C (-25.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Chemnitz, DEdaily high max9.5 C (49.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1912Riva, ITdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)8 years6 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 1912
Records on 02-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 22 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 1912. 1912 had 22 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).