Weather Records on 6 November 1971

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1971. Highest significance: Cowes, AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1971

On 6 November 1971, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 424 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 786 daily.
Cowes set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 November 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

789 stations

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

Weather records on 6 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hmas Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 270, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 6 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	270
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 6 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1971

Top 20 records on 6 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1971	Cowes, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1971	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Hmas Cerberus, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Moorabool Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Kelso, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Wynne, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Landsort, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Campbell Town Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Woomargama Estate, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1971	Tooele, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	37 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 789 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	666
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1