Weather Records on 6 February 1963

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1963. Highest significance: Roebourne, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1963

On 6 February 1963, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,187 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,298 daily.
Roebourne set a daily record precipitation of 96.3 mm (3.8 in) on 6 February 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 6 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 746, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 441, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 6 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	746
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	441
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 6 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 81, daily 1,298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1963

Top 20 records on 6 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1963	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Cacapava, BR	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Dayville, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Siwa, EG	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Lodi, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Hatteras, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1963	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1963	Driefontein, ZA	all-time rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	28 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 1,381 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 20	1,083
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2