Weather Records on 6 February 1952

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1952. Highest significance: Waterford, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1952

On 6 February 1952, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 271 daily.
Waterford set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 6 February 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 6 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1952

Top 20 records on 6 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1952	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Swaelfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	St John's, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Rooiwal, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Vananda, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	Walgett Council Depot, AU	monthly high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1952	North End, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1952	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1952	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1952	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1952	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1952	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1952	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 276 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 20	196
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1