Weather Records on 6 December 1951

1,591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1951. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1951

On 6 December 1951, 1,591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,115 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,486 daily.
Harrison set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 6 December 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,591 stations

1,591 station records on 6 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,591 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 500, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 615, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 6 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	500
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	615
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 6 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 105, daily 1,486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,303 broken records

Margins by which the 1,303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1951

Top 20 records on 6 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1951	Harrison, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1951	Dumont 2 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1951	Redfield, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1951	Wood, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Newport, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Harrison, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Miller, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Buskala Rch, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Toronto, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Spearfish, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Southampton, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Tijeras Rs, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Miller, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Rifle, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1951	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	46.0 C (114.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	71 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

1804 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1951. 1951 had 1,591 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	1,263
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1