Weather Records on 6 December 1971

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1971. Highest significance: Lake Arthur 7 SW, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1971

On 6 December 1971, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 529 daily.
Lake Arthur 7 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 262.6 mm (10.3 in) on 6 December 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

545 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 6 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 6 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1971

Top 20 records on 6 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1971	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	monthly rain	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1971	Abbeville, US	monthly rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1971	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1971	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1971	Simmesport, US	monthly rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Melville, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Hammond, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Jennings, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Crowley 2 NE, US	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Hiram, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1971	Billingsley, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	43 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1971. 1971 had 545 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	384
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3