Weather Records on 6 October 1971

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1971. Highest significance: Tunnsjo, NO.

Key Facts for 6 October 1971

On 6 October 1971, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 503 daily.
Tunnsjo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 6 October 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

514 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cullers 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1971

Top 20 records on 6 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1971	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1971	Laredo, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Bonito de Santa Fe, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Alicante, ES	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Etwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Allende (Smn), MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Molepolole, BW	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Liafoss, NO	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1971	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Titusville, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Galway, IE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	San Diego Intl AP, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Lynway, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Kazan, RU	daily low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	31 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

1802 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 514 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1971-10-06: 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 20	388
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1