Weather Records on 6 October 1943

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1943. Highest significance: Dharmapuri, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1943

On 6 October 1943, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 468 daily.
Dharmapuri set a daily record precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 6 October 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 6 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1943

Top 20 records on 6 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1943	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Sendamangalam, IN	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Pearl River, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1943	Badami, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Nasik, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Snowville, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Palacode, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Ashton 1N, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1943	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	26 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 485 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	338
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3