Weather Records on 6 October 2000

1,773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 2000. Highest significance: Sonnblick, AT.

Key Facts for 6 October 2000

On 6 October 2000, 1,773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 832 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,716 daily.
Sonnblick set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 6 October 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,773 stations

1,773 station records on 6 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cabezones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acatitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Meco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotlanejo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion Papalo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanga San Jose	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Teutila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido de Llano Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,773 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 549, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 6 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	549
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 6 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 57, daily 1,716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,419 broken records

Margins by which the 1,419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 2000

Top 20 records on 6 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 2000	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2000	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2000	Fulton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Las Enramadas, MX	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	El Cerrito, MX	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Follett, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Cabezones, MX	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Acatitan, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Rio Frio, MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Springer, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Agua Blanca, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Regna_D, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	San Juan del Meco, MX	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Valentine, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Cut Bank AP, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Vallecillo (Dge), MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Covington, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Canton, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2000	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	78 years	42 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

1802 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2000. 2000 had 1,773 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	566
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	664
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	890

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Data for records on 2000-10-06: 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 20	1,353
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1