Weather Records on 6 February 1934

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1934. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1934

On 6 February 1934, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 207 daily.
Sydney set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 6 February 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 6 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	8
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1934

Top 20 records on 6 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1934	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Helwan (Cairo), EG	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Chama, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Vernal, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Gardiner, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Astoria, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Huntsville, CA	daily low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Lamar, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1934	Miles City, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	19 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 212 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 25	156
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1