Weather Records on 6 October 1942

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1942. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 6 October 1942

On 6 October 1942, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 179 daily.
Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 6 October 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 6 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 6 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1942

Top 20 records on 6 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1942	Gospic, HR	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1942	West Quarter, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1942	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1942	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Saentis, CH	monthly high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Saint Ignatius, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Zugspitze, DE	monthly high max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Sonnblick, AT	monthly high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Kamloops, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1942	Karasjok, NO	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	32 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

1802 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 198 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	152
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1