Weather Records on 6 August 2000

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2000. Highest significance: Redford, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 2000

On 6 August 2000, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 828 daily.
Redford set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 6 August 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 6 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Moffatt National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freshfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Consuelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jiltjaur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bacanuchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Gallo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ures (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havelock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsillre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 403.

Records on 6 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2000

Top 20 records on 6 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2000	Redford, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Somerby, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Betanga, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2000	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Lowan Hills, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Mt Moffatt National Park, AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Rewan Station, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Freshfields, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Consuelo, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Chietla, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2000	Humboldt, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	50 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

1794 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 870 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	954

Download the Data

Data for records on 2000-08-06: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	477
10 to 20	96
20 to 30	52
30 to 40	25
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1