Weather Records on 6 February 2003

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2003. Highest significance: Goovigen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 2003

On 6 February 2003, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 879 daily.
Goovigen Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 276.8 mm (10.9 in) on 6 February 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 6 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.8 mm (10.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.6 mm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.0 mm (12.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stolbtsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Fasher	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Table Tops	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goondicum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Foleyvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brampton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfach	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geijera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 6 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 6 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 34, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 2003

Top 20 records on 6 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2003	Goovigen Post Office, AU	all-time rain	276.8 mm (10.9 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 2003	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 2003	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	203.6 mm (8.0 in)	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Bajool Post Office, AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Raglan, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Belvedere, AU	all-time rain	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Darts Creek, AU	daily rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Jambin Post Office, AU	all-time rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Washburn, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	312.0 mm (12.3 in)	213.7 mm (8.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Banksia Station, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2003	Stolbtsy, BY	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2003	Euleilah Creek, AU	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2003	Rockley, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2003	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2003	El Fasher, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 923 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-02-06: 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 50	645
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1