Weather Records on 6 February 1966

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1966. Highest significance: Arneiroz, BR.

Key Facts for 6 February 1966

On 6 February 1966, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 690 daily.
Arneiroz set an all-time record daily precipitation of 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 6 February 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 6 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Langley AFB	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Kbkr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marrecas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lolworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 6 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 6 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1397.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1966

Top 20 records on 6 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1966	Arneiroz, BR	all-time rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1966	Langley AFB, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Baker Kbkr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Varzea Alegre, BR	all-time rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Riachao Do Jacuipe, BR	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Uccle, BE	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Marrecas, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Bamberg, DE	monthly high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Schierke, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Gleniffer, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Weldon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1966	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	42 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 716 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 200	611
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1