Weather Records on 6 December 1947

178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1947. Highest significance: Thursday Island Township, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1947

On 6 December 1947, 178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 175 daily.
Thursday Island Township set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 6 December 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

178 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

178 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 6 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 6 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1947

Top 20 records on 6 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1947	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Hvar, HR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Williams, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1947	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Kustanai, KZ	daily low max	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	12.1 C (21.8 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Williams, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Poonch, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Chita, RU	daily low min	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1947	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	25 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1947. 1947 had 178 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 50	110
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2