Weather Records on 6 December 2000

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2000. Highest significance: Daly River Mission, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 2000

On 6 December 2000, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
641 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 129 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Daly River Mission set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 6 December 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 6 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	307.0 mm (12.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matipo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 6 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 6 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 129, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 243.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 2000

Top 20 records on 6 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2000	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2000	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	228.7 mm (9.0 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2000	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Alsvag I Versteralen II, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Vermelho Velho, BR	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Braganca, PT	daily rain	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Happy Valley, AU	daily rain	307.0 mm (12.1 in)	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Daintree Tea, AU	daily rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	222.6 mm (8.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Andoya, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Marion, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Prairie du Chien, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Bethany, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2000	Canton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	43 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2000. 2000 had 1,230 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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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 50	982
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3