Weather Records on 6 October 1974

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1974. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1974

On 6 October 1974, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 490 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 919 daily.
Daly Waters set a daily record precipitation of 56.5 mm (2.2 in) on 6 October 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

922 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 370, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	370
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1974

Top 20 records on 6 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1974	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1974	Independence #1, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1974	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1974	White River, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Claflin, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Mount Joseph, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Smoky Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Ulcanbah, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1974	Independence, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	40 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

1802 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 922 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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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	760
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1