Weather Records on 6 February 1997

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1997. Highest significance: Cleve Aerodrome, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1997

On 6 February 1997, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 761 daily.
Cleve Aerodrome set an all-time record daily precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 6 February 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 6 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cleve Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.4 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Moolooloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (Ingomar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews (Geralka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 6 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 6 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 22, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1997

Top 20 records on 6 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1997	Cleve Aerodrome, AU	all-time rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Cleve, AU	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Putnam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Butler (Anona), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Wharminda, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	164.4 mm (6.5 in)	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Grant City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Densmore 2N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	San Angelo, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Hiltaba, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Blinman (Moolooloo), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Kimba (Cortlinye), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	137 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Lock, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	48 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 791 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 1997-02-06: 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 100	594
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2