Weather Records on 6 February 1950

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1950. Highest significance: Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1950

On 6 February 1950, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 784 daily.
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line set a daily record precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 6 February 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 6 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Griffith Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 552, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 6 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	552
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 6 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 74, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1950

Top 20 records on 6 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1950	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	all-time rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Perthville, AU	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Binya (Merribee), AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Binya Post Office, AU	all-time rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Canoon, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1950	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1950	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1950	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1950	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 877 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	679
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2