Weather Records on 6 August 1920

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1920. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1920

On 6 August 1920, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 36 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 6 August 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

39 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 6 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 36.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records

Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1920

Top 20 records on 6 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1920	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Hewitt, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	monthly high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Banff, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Kirov, RU	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	26 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1920	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	9 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 39 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	23
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1