Weather Records on 6 December 1975

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1975. Highest significance: Cristais, BR.

Key Facts for 6 December 1975

On 6 December 1975, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 624 daily.
Cristais set a daily record precipitation of 44.6 mm (1.8 in) on 6 December 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

637 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1975

Top 20 records on 6 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1975	Cristais, BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Acude Riachao, BR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Acarape, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Tecumseh 1W, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Galiwinku, AU	daily rain	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Iboacu, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Acude Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Williamsville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Oakdale, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Black Rock, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Gary, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Van Buren 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1975	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	41 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

1804 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1975. 1975 had 637 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	493
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1