Weather Records on 6 December 1991

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1991. Highest significance: Gladwin, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1991

On 6 December 1991, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 729 daily.
Gladwin set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 6 December 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 6 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Breed 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 6 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 6 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 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 December 1991

Top 20 records on 6 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1991	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Evart, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Alma, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Cooper Lake Project, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Hinckley, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Medina, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Belfast, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Couderay 7 W, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Madison, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1991	Gardiner, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	36 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1991. 1991 had 743 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1991-12-06: 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	477
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1