Weather Records on 6 August 1950

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1950. Highest significance: Kursk, RU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1950

On 6 August 1950, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 475 daily.
Kursk set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 6 August 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

480 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 124.

Records on 6 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1950

Top 20 records on 6 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1950	Kursk, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Kaunas, LT	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Sairang, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Binjharpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Chechat, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Hanford 1 S, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Portland, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1950	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Oak City, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Gorki, BY	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Kissimmee, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1950	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 480 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	315
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1