Weather Records on 6 February 1929

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1929. Highest significance: Broke (Harrowby), AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1929

On 6 February 1929, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 188 daily.
Broke (Harrowby) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 6 February 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 6 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wamberal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.4 C (-49.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.7 C (-44.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1929 by type: Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 6 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 6 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1929

Top 20 records on 6 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1929	Broke (Harrowby), AU	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Doreen, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Vilnius, LT	all-time low min	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1929	Kursk, RU	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Wamberal Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Kiev, UA	all-time low min	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Watford, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Prescott, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	Snoqualmie Falls, US	all-time low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	30 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 206 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	154
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1