Weather Records on 6 February 1990

1,294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1990. Highest significance: Limassol, CY.

Key Facts for 6 February 1990

On 6 February 1990, 1,294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
994 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 137 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Limassol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 February 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

1,294 stations

1,294 station records on 6 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotts Mills 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.1 C (-45.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,294 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 597, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	597
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 137, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,134 broken records

Margins by which the 1,134 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 February 1990

Top 20 records on 6 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1990	Limassol, CY	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Sappho 8 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Forse, SE	monthly high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Sitka AP, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	4.6 C (40.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Scotts Mills 9 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1990	Orebro, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	93 years	40 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 1,294 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	1,118
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1