Weather Records on 6 February 1938

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1938. Highest significance: Stevens Pt, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1938

On 6 February 1938, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
731 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 987 daily.
Stevens Pt set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 February 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 6 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mifflintown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mifflintown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1938

Top 20 records on 6 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1938	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Melur, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Toronto, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Quatsino, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1938	Brantford, CA	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Digby, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Stratford, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Mifflintown, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1938	Manamathurai, IN	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	31 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 1,004 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	846
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1