Weather Records on 6 February 1947

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1947. Highest significance: Kalamia Estate, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1947

On 6 February 1947, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 397 daily.
Kalamia Estate set an all-time record daily precipitation of 478.3 mm (18.8 in) on 6 February 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 6 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	478.3 mm (18.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	471.2 mm (18.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	478.3 mm (18.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.1 mm (12.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1947

Top 20 records on 6 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1947	Kalamia Estate, AU	all-time rain	478.3 mm (18.8 in)	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1947	Inkerman Station, AU	all-time rain	471.2 mm (18.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	all-time rain	478.3 mm (18.8 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Belleville, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Badgam, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Nairne, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Belleville, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1947	Woodfield, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1947	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1947	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1947	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1947	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	30 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 408 records.

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

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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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 50	315
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1