Weather Records on 6 February 1986

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1986. Highest significance: Kremlin, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1986

On 6 February 1986, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,089 daily.
Kremlin set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 6 February 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 6 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lassance	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thoreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Heaviest daily snowfall 189, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 6 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	189
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 6 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 29, daily 1,089.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

921 broken records

Margins by which the 921 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1986

Top 20 records on 6 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1986	Kremlin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Greer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Wapello, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Agate 3 E, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Wilburton 9 ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Alma Bacon Co AP, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Wolf Canyon, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Wellfleet, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Pecos Nm, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1986	Archer, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	43 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 1,123 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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Data for records on 1986-02-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	826
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1