Weather Records on 6 February 1981

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1981. Highest significance: Ottosdal, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 February 1981

On 6 February 1981, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 708 daily.
Ottosdal set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 6 February 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 6 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	206.1 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euston ( Benington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haysdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnambool (Kulwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoskintown Radio Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 6 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 6 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1981

Top 20 records on 6 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1981	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	monthly rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Caraguatatuba, BR	daily rain	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Balranald (Tillara), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Ariri, BR	daily rain	206.1 mm (8.1 in)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Euston ( Benington), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Kazan, RU	monthly high max	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Gregory Springs Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1981	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 739 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	650
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2