Weather Records on 6 October 1941

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1941. Highest significance: Keokuk L&D 19, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1941

On 6 October 1941, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
717 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 194 monthly and 952 daily.
Keokuk L&D 19 set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 6 October 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 6 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 194, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1941

Top 20 records on 6 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1941	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Monmouth, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	La Harpe, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Galva, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Pontiac, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Morden, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1941	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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

1802 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 1,148 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	821
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1