Weather Records on 6 August 1918

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1918. Highest significance: Beechworth Composite, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1918

On 6 August 1918, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 488 daily.
Beechworth Composite set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 6 August 1918.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 6 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Young Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 465.

Records on 6 August 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	465
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 24, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1918

Top 20 records on 6 August 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1918	Beechworth Composite, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Albury, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Auburn, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Cadia, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Dubbo (Wilbertree), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Young Railway Station, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1918	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 526 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 August 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 10	292
10 to 20	113
20 to 30	68
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	8