Weather Records on 6 August 1924

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1924. Highest significance: Sycamore, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1924

On 6 August 1924, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 147 daily.
Sycamore set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 6 August 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

150 stations

150 station records on 6 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 6 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1924

Top 20 records on 6 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1924	Sycamore, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1924	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Needles, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Sedan, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Paragonah, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Independence, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Paris, CA	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1924	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	29 years	22 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 150 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 10	91
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1