Weather Records on 6 August 1915

108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1915. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1915

On 6 August 1915, 108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 106 daily.
Robe Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 6 August 1915.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

108 stations

108 station records on 6 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

108 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 6 August 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1915

Top 20 records on 6 August 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1915	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1915	Woodside, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1915	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1915	Beachport, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1915	Nairne, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	all-time rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Millicent, AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Callington, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1915	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	68 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1915. 1915 had 108 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	62
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1