Weather Records on 6 February 1972

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1972

On 6 February 1972, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 302 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 106.7 cm (42.0 in) on 6 February 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 6 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1972

Top 20 records on 6 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Yarto, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Glenburn, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Salem, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Ridgetown, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Petersburg 1, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Amity, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Warren 3 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Corry, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1972	Lima, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1972	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1972	New Denver, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1972	Gyshgy, TM	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1972	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	30 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 304 records.

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

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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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	234
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1