Weather Records on 6 February 1983

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1983. Highest significance: Martins, BR.

Key Facts for 6 February 1983

On 6 February 1983, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 662 daily.
Martins set a daily record precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 6 February 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 6 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 186, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 6 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	186
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 6 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1983

Top 20 records on 6 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1983	Martins, BR	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Knin, HR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Ida Grove 5NW, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Mosquero 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Salgadalia, BR	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Louisburg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Port Wing, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Simplicio Mendes, BR	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Liberal, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	San Jon, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Denison, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1983	Tipton, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	72 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 677 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	410
50 to 100	94
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1