Weather Records on 6 August 1944

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1944. Highest significance: Mahroni, IN.

Key Facts for 6 August 1944

On 6 August 1944, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 305 daily.
Mahroni set a daily record precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 6 August 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 6 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 6 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1944

Top 20 records on 6 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1944	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Magnolia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Clayton, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Modasa, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Layton 3 NW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1944	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Jatusana, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Henichesk, UA	daily low min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Traipu, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Quakertown, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Mountainair, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Perryton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 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

1794 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 312 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	220
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1