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Weather Records on 6 December 1918

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1918. Highest significance: Paris, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1918

  • On 6 December 1918, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Paris set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 December 1918.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 6 December 1918 34 station records on 6 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 6 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar MillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.7 mm (2.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
RoseberryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature-4.6 C (23.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.3 C (104.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature-2.1 C (28.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature9.8 C (49.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 6 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 6 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 9. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 9Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.
Records on 6 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall9
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 December 1918 by timescale Records on 6 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 32.
Records on 6 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1918 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 240 to 50: 150 to 60: 30 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 402
40 to 501
50 to 603

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1918
Top 20 records on 6 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 December 1918Paris, CAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1918Altastenberg, DEmonthly high max12.1 C (53.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Condong Sugar Mill, AUdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Cherdyn', RUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)4.9 cm (1.9 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Saentis, CHmonthly high min0.2 C (32.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Barrie, CAdaily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Stoney Creek, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Kazan, RUdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Georgetown, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Armagh, GBdaily high min8.4 C (47.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Roseberry, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Alton, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Kirov, RUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Lindsay, CAdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Aramac Post Office, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily high min-4.6 C (23.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years10 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

1804 to 1918
Records on 12-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 11822: 11825: 11827: 11829: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11840: 11841: 11842: 11844: 21848: 11856: 21859: 11860: 21861: 11862: 11865: 11866: 11868: 71871: 11872: 11875: 31876: 11879: 51880: 11884: 21886: 31888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 81893: 21895: 31896: 21897: 11898: 41899: 71900: 61901: 51902: 191903: 71904: 131905: 41906: 231907: 101908: 181909: 261910: 351911: 91912: 1091913: 141914: 111915: 631916: 251917: 221918: 341919: 301920: 2591921: 201922: 1501923: 1451924: 1591925: 1891926: 3081927: 1071928: 981929: 921930: 4811931: 1781932: 3631933: 3461934: 1851935: 2831936: 5241937: 9581938: 2671939: 9181940: 2641941: 2311942: 5091943: 3781944: 2031945: 2411946: 6571947: 1781948: 3961949: 1371950: 1,4191951: 1,5911952: 2291953: 5331954: 4551955: 3451956: 1,6331957: 3621958: 6401959: 3791960: 7071961: 1971962: 9161963: 3911964: 5971965: 4201966: 1,0131967: 3101968: 3561969: 8101970: 5581971: 5451972: 2,5651973: 4821974: 5491975: 6371976: 6431977: 1,4801978: 9691979: 8091980: 1,1081981: 9371982: 1,2771983: 1,2321984: 1,2451985: 1,0871986: 6951987: 9781988: 6601989: 7981990: 8001991: 7431992: 1,6221993: 4851994: 1,4671995: 1,4561996: 1,0931997: 9531998: 2,7501999: 1,0792000: 1,2302001: 1,5202002: 1,5762003: 1,3032004: 6992005: 1,2332006: 1,0972007: 1,5382008: 9132009: 8662010: 1,3642011: 1,3272012: 8482013: 2,1822014: 6152015: 7682016: 5752017: 4022018: 4692019: 3742020: 5492021: 6762022: 4322023: 1,2712024: 6202025: 6401804186218951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-06 in each year
YearRecords
18041
18221
18251
18271
18292
18321
18361
18391
18401
18411
18421
18442
18481
18562
18591
18602
18611
18621
18651
18661
18687
18711
18721
18753
18761
18795
18801
18842
18863
18882
18891
18901
18918
18932
18953
18962
18971
18984
18997
19006
19015
190219
19037
190413
19054
190623
190710
190818
190926
191035
19119
1912109
191314
191411
191563
191625
191722
191834
191930
1920259
192120
1922150
1923145
1924159
1925189
1926308
1927107
192898
192992
1930481
1931178
1932363
1933346
1934185
1935283
1936524
1937958
1938267
1939918
1940264
1941231
1942509
1943378
1944203
1945241
1946657
1947178
1948396
1949137
19501,419
19511,591
1952229
1953533
1954455
1955345
19561,633
1957362
1958640
1959379
1960707
1961197
1962916
1963391
1964597
1965420
19661,013
1967310
1968356
1969810
1970558
1971545
19722,565
1973482
1974549
1975637
1976643
19771,480
1978969
1979809
19801,108
1981937
19821,277
19831,232
19841,245
19851,087
1986695
1987978
1988660
1989798
1990800
1991743
19921,622
1993485
19941,467
19951,456
19961,093
1997953
19982,750
19991,079
20001,230
20011,520
20021,576
20031,303
2004699
20051,233
20061,097
20071,538
2008913
2009866
20101,364
20111,327
2012848
20132,182
2014615
2015768
2016575
2017402
2018469
2019374
2020549
2021676
2022432
20231,271
2024620
2025640

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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).