Weather Records on 6 October 1951

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1951. Highest significance: Rani(Ranigoda), IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1951

On 6 October 1951, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 496 daily.
Rani(Ranigoda) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 6 October 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

537 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1951

Top 20 records on 6 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1951	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1951	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Tulsa, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Brunswick, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Port Said, EG	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1951	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Calliope Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Appleton City, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Clayton 1 SSW, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Osage City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Eldon, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1951	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 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

1802 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 537 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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Data for records on 1951-10-06: 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 10	341
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2