Weather Records on 6 December 1942

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1942. Highest significance: Memphis, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1942

On 6 December 1942, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 481 daily.
Memphis set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 6 December 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

509 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 6 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 6 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1905.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1942

Top 20 records on 6 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1942	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Thylungra Station, AU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Mescalero, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Afton Downs Station, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Auburn, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Lubbock 9N, US	all-time snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1942	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	38 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

1804 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1942. 1942 had 509 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 250	420
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	2
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	2
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1