Weather Records on 6 July 1971

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1971. Highest significance: Parafuso, BR.

Key Facts for 6 July 1971

On 6 July 1971, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 391 daily.
Parafuso set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 6 July 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 6 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parafuso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Igarka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Byssa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	335.3 cm (132.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ireland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1971

Top 20 records on 6 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1971	Parafuso, BR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1971	Ubiracu, BR	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1971	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Janaul, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Acude Sobral, BR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Igarka, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Urmi, RU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1971	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Virginia City, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Miraima, BR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Itapage, BR	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Acude Salao, BR	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1971	Chilliwack, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	32 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 412 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 100	306
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1