Weather Records on 6 August 1951

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1951. Highest significance: Decorah, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1951

On 6 August 1951, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 381 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 707 daily.
Decorah set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 6 August 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

720 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 6 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1951

Top 20 records on 6 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1951	Decorah, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Hull, GB	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Skegness, GB	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Morris River, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Armori, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Donnybrook, AU	all-time low min	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Haiku 490, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Denmark, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1951	Mexia, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Kalgan River, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Gladwin, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Albany, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Walnut, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1951	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	31 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 720 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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Data for records on 1951-08-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	520
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2