Weather Records on 6 August 1921

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1921. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1921

On 6 August 1921, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
Lawrence set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 6 August 1921.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 6 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 6 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1921

Top 20 records on 6 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1921	Lawrence, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1921	Welland, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Needles, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	London South, CA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1921	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39 years	15 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 49 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	31
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1