Weather Records on 6 December 1949

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1949. Highest significance: Beatrice, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1949

On 6 December 1949, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 136 daily.
Beatrice set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 6 December 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 6 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.9 C (-61.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 22.

Records on 6 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1949

Top 20 records on 6 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1949	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1949	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Tempe 3 S, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Raymondville, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Karonie, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Ganca, AZ	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Mount Wudinna, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Timovskoe, RU	daily high max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Rhinelander, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1949	Orillia, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	19 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1949. 1949 had 137 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 10	90
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1