Weather Records on 6 February 1979

1,882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1979. Highest significance: Eton Police Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1979

On 6 February 1979, 1,882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 688 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,790 daily.
Eton Police Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 462.0 mm (18.2 in) on 6 February 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

1,882 stations

1,882 station records on 6 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	462.0 mm (18.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	509.4 mm (20.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	342.0 mm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	372.4 mm (14.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	392.0 mm (15.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.6 mm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	379.2 mm (14.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,882 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 398, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 290, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 507.

Records on 6 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	398
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	290
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	507

Records on 6 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 71, daily 1,790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,520 broken records

Margins by which the 1,520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1372.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1979

Top 20 records on 6 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1979	Eton Police Station, AU	monthly rain	462.0 mm (18.2 in)	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	65 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Nebo, AU	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1979	Columbus Junction, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Presidio, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	509.4 mm (20.1 in)	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	342.0 mm (13.5 in)	220.1 mm (8.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	El Vado Dam, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Paola, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Vale, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	372.4 mm (14.7 in)	227.4 mm (9.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	43 years	53 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 1,882 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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Data for records on 1979-02-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	1,449
200 to 400	57
400 to 600	12
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1