Weather Records on 6 October 1950

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1950. Highest significance: Bukkapatnam, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1950

On 6 October 1950, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 334 daily.
Bukkapatnam set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 October 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

340 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Primrose Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 6 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1950

Top 20 records on 6 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1950	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Bellary, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1950	Donors Hill Station, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Milledgeville, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Husum, DE	daily high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Pastura 6 SSE, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Eutawville, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1950	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 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

1802 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 340 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 20	275
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1