Weather Records on 6 February 1917

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1917. Highest significance: Yardley Chase, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1917

On 6 February 1917, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 77 daily.
Yardley Chase set an all-time record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 6 February 1917.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 6 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nekarboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1917

Top 20 records on 6 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1917	Yardley Chase, ZA	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1917	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Salisbury Downs, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Merungle, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Gorki, BY	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Nekarboo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Biamble, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1917	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	17 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 80 records.

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

Records on 02-06 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	65
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1