Weather Records on 6 November 1981

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1981. Highest significance: Warren, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1981

On 6 November 1981, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 656 daily.
Warren set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 6 November 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

673 stations

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

Weather records on 6 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Bouchette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Francisca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harmony	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tongliao	China	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Tome	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohhot	China	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1981

Top 20 records on 6 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1981	Warren, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1981	Urgench, UZ	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Kaawaloa 29, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Crescent City, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Barrage Gouin, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Liverpool Big Falls, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	La Tuque, CA	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Lares, PR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Sattahip, TH	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Tashkent, UZ	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Warralakin, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Lac Bouchette, CA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Chiricahua Nm, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Albanel, CA	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1981	Santana Do Ipanema, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 673 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 50	590
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1