Weather Records on 6 February 2001

1,442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2001. Highest significance: Berlin, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 2001

On 6 February 2001, 1,442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,380 daily.
Berlin set an all-time record daily snowfall of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 6 February 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,442 stations

1,442 station records on 6 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.2 cm (24.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Kiriwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,442 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 292, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 523, Heaviest daily snowfall 176, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 6 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	292
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	523
Heaviest daily snowfall	176
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 6 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 48, daily 1,380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,289 broken records

Margins by which the 1,289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 2001

Top 20 records on 6 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2001	Berlin, US	all-time snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Berlin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Keene, US	all-time snowfall	63.2 cm (24.9 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	67 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	El Obeid, SD	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Gilman, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Binda Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2001	Grafton, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Hardwick, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2001	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	54 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,442 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 2001-02-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,202
100 to 200	58
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1