Weather Records on 6 December 1974

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1974. Highest significance: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE.

Key Facts for 6 December 1974

On 6 December 1974, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 542 daily.
Clausthal-Zellerfeld set a daily record precipitation of 50.1 mm (2.0 in) on 6 December 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

549 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uruburetama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marrecas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charles Mill Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 6 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 6 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1974

Top 20 records on 6 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1974	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1974	Mundau, BR	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1974	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1974	Brejo Do Cruz, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1974	Itapiuna, BR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Taboleiro Grande, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Cococi, BR	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Queimadas, BR	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Santana Do Matos, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Lugano, CH	monthly high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Millersburg, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Uruburetama, BR	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Marrecas, BR	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1974	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	42 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1974. 1974 had 549 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	440
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2