Weather Records on 6 February 1978

1,482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1978. Highest significance: New Bedford Coop, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1978

On 6 February 1978, 1,482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 669 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,393 daily.
New Bedford Coop set an all-time record daily snowfall of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 6 February 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,482 stations

1,482 station records on 6 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,482 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 352, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 317, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 181, Deepest snow cover 241.

Records on 6 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	352
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	317
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	181
Deepest snow cover	241

Records on 6 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 53, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,156 broken records

Margins by which the 1,156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1978

Top 20 records on 6 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1978	New Bedford Coop, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1978	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1978	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1978	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	118 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1978	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Taunton, US	all-time snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Parkton 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Ephrata, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Millington 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Marcus Hook, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	New Park, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Danville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Paintsville 1E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1978	Dover, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	49 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 1,482 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 February 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,043
100 to 200	85
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2