Weather Records on 6 February 1920

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1920. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1920

On 6 February 1920, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 149 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 6 February 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 6 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moobong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 6 February 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1920

Top 20 records on 6 February 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1920	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Calga, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1920	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Yarmouth, CA	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Windorah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1920	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	28 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 154 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 50	135
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1