Weather Records on 6 February 1960

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1960. Highest significance: Whitefish Pt, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1960

On 6 February 1960, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 533 daily.
Whitefish Pt set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 6 February 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 6 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1960

Top 20 records on 6 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1960	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1960	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Virden, CA	daily high min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Columbus, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Wanna, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Barrage Mercier, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Dillon, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1960	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1960	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1960	Arendtsville, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1960	Heaslip, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1960	Little Falls, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1960	Nashville, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 537 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	429
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1