Weather Records on 6 February 1977

1,083 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1977. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1977

On 6 February 1977, 1,083 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 654 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 6 February 1977.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,083 stations

1,083 station records on 6 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,083 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 351, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 6 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	351
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 6 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 53, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1977

Top 20 records on 6 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1977	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1977	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1977	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	monthly rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1977	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1977	The Valleys, ZA	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Intake, ZA	monthly rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	monthly rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Franklinville, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Edgartown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	48 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

1793 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 1,083 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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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 100	848
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1