Weather Records on 6 December 1969

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1969. Highest significance: Humboldt 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1969

On 6 December 1969, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 798 daily.
Humboldt 3 W set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 6 December 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 6 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penasco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 6 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 6 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1969

Top 20 records on 6 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1969	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1969	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1969	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Kirbyville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Arad, RO	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Antelope, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Long Lake 5 SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Liberty, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Quinter, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Putnam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Mc Farland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Herington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Madisonville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Syracuse, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1969	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	47 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

1804 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1969. 1969 had 810 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	611
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1