Weather Records on 6 August 1940

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1940. Highest significance: Jhansi, IN.

Key Facts for 6 August 1940

On 6 August 1940, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 383 daily.
Jhansi set a daily record precipitation of 195.3 mm (7.7 in) on 6 August 1940.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 6 August 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mankachar	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 6 August 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1940

Top 20 records on 6 August 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1940	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Maharajganj, IN	all-time rain	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Ambur, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Rath, IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Mankachar, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Ambah, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Madurai, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Marsrakh, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Moga, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Houma, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Pastura 6 SSE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Cuero, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Gazole, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Morena, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1940	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 385 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 20	256
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2