Weather Records on 6 December 2002

1,576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2002. Highest significance: Katanning Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 2002

On 6 December 2002, 1,576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 729 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,537 daily.
Katanning Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 6 December 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,576 stations

1,576 station records on 6 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dover	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dora 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,576 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 476, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 265.

Records on 6 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	476
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	265

Records on 6 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 1,537.

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 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 2002

Top 20 records on 6 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2002	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2002	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2002	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2002	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.3 cm (5.2 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2002	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2002	Dover, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	New Park, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Racine Locks & Dam, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Mt Wx, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Lockwood, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Essex Fells Svc Bldg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	York Haven, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2002	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 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

1804 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2002. 2002 had 1,576 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	1,082
50 to 100	108
100 to 150	71
150 to 200	26
200 to 250	2