Weather Records on 6 December 1981

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1981. Highest significance: Bele (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1981

On 6 December 1981, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 890 daily.
Bele (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 6 December 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

937 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.2 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanstead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flakatrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 6 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 6 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1981

Top 20 records on 6 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1981	Bele (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1981	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1981	Mansfield, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1981	Lambton, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1981	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1981	Taunton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1981	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Kingston, US	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	11.8 cm (4.6 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	38.2 cm (15.0 in)	22.2 cm (8.7 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Richmond, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Dorena, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Reedsport, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1981	Winchester, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	51 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

1804 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1981. 1981 had 937 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	714
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1