Weather Records on 6 February 1955

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1955. Highest significance: Krielsfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1955

On 6 February 1955, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 796 daily.
Krielsfontein set an all-time record daily precipitation of 183.4 mm (7.2 in) on 6 February 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 6 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Babakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 639, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	639
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1955

Top 20 records on 6 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1955	Krielsfontein, ZA	all-time rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1955	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1955	Koorikin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Barberton, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Moora, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Casuarina Vale, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Jenna Pullin, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Troy, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Greensburg, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Walebing, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Salisbury, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Albemarle, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1955	Horton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	51 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 819 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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Data for records on 1955-02-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	622
25 to 50	113
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	4