Weather Records on 6 February 1962

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1962. Highest significance: Bhopal, IN.

Key Facts for 6 February 1962

On 6 February 1962, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 366 daily.
Bhopal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 February 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 6 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhopal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tootra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1962

Top 20 records on 6 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1962	Bhopal, IN	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Clarens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Tootra, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Kranshoek, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Baddeck, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Waaihoek, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Bulken, NO	all-time snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1962	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1962	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	72 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 375 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 1962-02-06: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 February 1962
Margin	Records
0 to 100	291
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2