Weather Records on 6 October 2006

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 2006. Highest significance: Hanksville, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 2006

On 6 October 2006, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
554 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 957 daily.
Hanksville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 6 October 2006.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 6 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Taipale Mustapuro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Bridges Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assateague	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 352, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 6 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	352
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 69, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 2006

Top 20 records on 6 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 2006	Hanksville, US	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 October 2006	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2006	Moab, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2006	Chanthaburi, TH	daily rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2006	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2006	Lexington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Boulder, US	all-time rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Canyonlands-the Neck, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Bryce Canyon AP, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Lewistown 11 SSE, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Blanding, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Castle Dale, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Cedar Pt, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Neola, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Shirakawa, JP	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko, UA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Weber Basin Pump Plt 3, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2006	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	46 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2006. 2006 had 1,030 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	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 2006-10-06: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	758
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2