Weather Records on 6 February 1982

2,171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1982. Highest significance: Batavia, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1982

On 6 February 1982, 2,171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 1,471 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 132 monthly and 2,005 daily.
Batavia set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 6 February 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 6 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,171 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 587, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 884, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 225.

Records on 6 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	587
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	884
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	225

Records on 6 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 132, daily 2,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,802 broken records

Margins by which the 1,802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1982

Top 20 records on 6 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1982	Batavia, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1982	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1982	Lobonas_D, SE	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Minonk, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Twyfelspoort, ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Barrocada, BR	daily rain	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Irene, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1982	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Ytterberg_D, SE	monthly rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Falun, SE	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Leksand, SE	monthly rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Markovo, RU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Sveg, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	Haljum, SE	monthly rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	20 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 2,171 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 50	1,700
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2