Weather Records on 6 October 1975

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1975. Highest significance: Bidyadanga, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1975

On 6 October 1975, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 656 daily.
Bidyadanga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 6 October 1975.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 6 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balancan de Dominguez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pentagna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 6 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1975

Top 20 records on 6 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1975	Bidyadanga, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1975	Vale, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1975	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1975	Cambridge, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Norddal, NO	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Immarna, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Council, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Wurarga, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Weiser, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Perenjori, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Valenca, BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Ocala, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Putbus, DE	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Tafjord, NO	all-time rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1975	Eagle FAA AP, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	37 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1975. 1975 had 673 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 10	471
10 to 20	79
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1