Weather Records on 6 February 1964

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1964. Highest significance: Macknade Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1964

On 6 February 1964, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 468 daily.
Macknade Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 382.3 mm (15.1 in) on 6 February 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 6 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	382.3 mm (15.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.8 mm (10.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fisk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1964

Top 20 records on 6 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1964	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	382.3 mm (15.1 in)	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1964	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1964	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Rio de Contas, BR	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Cabanda Station, AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Poco Das Trincheiras, BR	monthly rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Carlyle, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Canyon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	La Estanzuela (Eele), UY	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	273.8 mm (10.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1964	Andarai, BR	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	38 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 478 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-02-06: 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 50	380
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2