Weather Records on 6 December 1995

1,456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1995. Highest significance: Kotzebue AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1995

On 6 December 1995, 1,456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
605 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,402 daily.
Kotzebue AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 6 December 1995.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,456 stations

1,456 station records on 6 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheetham Flats (Jundas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (High Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ginninderra Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,456 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 268, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	268
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 1,402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,192 broken records

Margins by which the 1,192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1995

Top 20 records on 6 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1995	Kotzebue AP, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1995	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1995	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Nowa Nowa, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Memphis, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Roma Downs, AU	daily rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Cheetham Flats (Jundas), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Club Terrace, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Snowball, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Ainslie Tyson St, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1995. 1995 had 1,456 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

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Data for records on 1995-12-06: 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	1,161
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1