Weather Records on 6 February 1996

1,618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1996. Highest significance: Oregon City, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1996

On 6 February 1996, 1,618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 906 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,514 daily.
Oregon City set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 6 February 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 527 records.

Record Map

1,618 stations

1,618 station records on 6 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,618 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 589, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 136.

Records on 6 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	589
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	136

Records on 6 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 95, daily 1,514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,264 broken records

Margins by which the 1,264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1996

Top 20 records on 6 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1996	Oregon City, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1996	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1996	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1996	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Burkes Garden, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Kellogg, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Cathlamet 3NE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Oak Ridge Atdd, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Dixie, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	47 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,618 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 100	1,235
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1