Weather Records on 6 February 1953

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1953. Highest significance: Muenster, CA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1953

On 6 February 1953, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 623 daily.
Muenster set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 6 February 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 6 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Heart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ghansore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mingary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 6 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 6 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1953

Top 20 records on 6 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1953	Muenster, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1953	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Muenster, CA	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Handia, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Giffard, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	San Pedro, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Lissadell, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Coward Springs, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Healesville (Mount St Leonard), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1953	Coddington 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 638 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 50	538
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1