Weather Records on 6 February 1995

1,465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1995. Highest significance: Gillespie, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1995

On 6 February 1995, 1,465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 599 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,427 daily.
Gillespie set a daily record precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 6 February 1995.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,465 stations

1,465 station records on 6 February 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gritador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itaoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,465 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 371, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 February 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	371
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 February 1995 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 1,427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,166 broken records

Margins by which the 1,166 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 1995

Top 20 records on 6 February 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1995	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1995	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Malboona, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Usina Bom Retiro, BR	daily rain	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Ribeira, BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Gritador, BR	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Roma Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Itarare, BR	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Tiree, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Woodworth 3NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Marlinton, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Balfour, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Santa Gertrudes, BR	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Oberlin, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	44 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,465 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 1995-02-06: 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	1,138
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2