Weather Records on 6 February 1992

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1992. Highest significance: Norley Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1992

On 6 February 1992, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 592 daily.
Norley Station set a daily record precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 6 February 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 6 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marchmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola (Mobella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Cubba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1992

Top 20 records on 6 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1992	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1992	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1992	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Clewiston, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Cowra Research Centre (Evans S, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Borrego Desert Park, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Nockatunga Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Cobar Mo, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Shahat, LY	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Durham, GB	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Apazulco, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1992	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	39 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 608 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	488
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1