Weather Records on 6 February 1951

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1951. Highest significance: Eldon, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1951

On 6 February 1951, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 384 daily.
Eldon set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 6 February 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 6 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 6 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 6 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1951

Top 20 records on 6 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1951	Eldon, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Escada, BR	daily rain	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Rogers, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Harrai, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Windsor, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Osceola 3 NE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Sherman, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1951	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1951	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1951	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	34 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

1793 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 388 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 100	325
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1