Weather Records on 6 December 1940

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1940. Highest significance: Husum, DE.

Key Facts for 6 December 1940

On 6 December 1940, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 256 daily.
Husum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.8 mm (1.1 in) on 6 December 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

264 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 6 December 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 6 December 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1940

Top 20 records on 6 December 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1940	Husum, DE	monthly rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1940	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Douglas Smelter, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Pitea, SE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Blagovescensk, RU	monthly rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Soltau, DE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1940	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	10 years	20 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

1804 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1940. 1940 had 264 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 100	194
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1