Weather Records on 6 August 1971

945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1971. Highest significance: Inga, BR.

Key Facts for 6 August 1971

On 6 August 1971, 945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 453 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 925 daily.
Inga set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 6 August 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

945 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parafuso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

945 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1971

Top 20 records on 6 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1971	Inga, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1971	Arco, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1971	Scipio, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Tryon, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Bulken, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Parafuso, BR	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Winter Haven, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Menard, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Frederick, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Eastland, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Areia Branca, BR	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1971	Marlin, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	40 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

1794 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 945 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1971-08-06: 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	732
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1