Weather Records on 6 August 1974

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1974. Highest significance: Uvalde, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1974

On 6 August 1974, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 485 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 866 daily.
Uvalde set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 6 August 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 6 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murmansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dacoma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 227, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 258, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	227
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	258
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1974

Top 20 records on 6 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1974	Uvalde, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1974	Dillon, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Vredenburg (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Mc Cormick 9 E, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Beloit, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Goodland, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Crosbyton, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Trent, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Murmansk, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	Eastland, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1974	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	44 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 884 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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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 200	726
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1