Weather Records on 6 December 1945

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1945. Highest significance: Kahuku 912, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1945

On 6 December 1945, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 232 daily.
Kahuku 912 set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 6 December 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 6 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 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 December 1945

Top 20 records on 6 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1945	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Keedysville, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Dover, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Hemlock, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1945	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Middleboro, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	College Park, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Rockport 1 ESE, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Pogranichnyj, RU	monthly high min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Fallston, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1945	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	27 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

1804 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1945. 1945 had 241 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 20	158
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1