Weather Records on 6 July 2010

1,199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2010. Highest significance: Wichita Mtn Wr, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 2010

On 6 July 2010, 1,199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 28 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,112 daily.
Wichita Mtn Wr set a daily record precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 6 July 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,199 stations

1,199 station records on 6 July 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Icamole	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rioverde (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Riddock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nhulunbuy Dtw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villaldama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jervois	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,199 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 6 July 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2010 by timescale: all-time 28, monthly 59, daily 1,112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2010

Top 20 records on 6 July 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2010	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 July 2010	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	116 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2010	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2010	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2010	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2010	Derby Aero, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2010	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2010	Balgo Hills, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Cherrabun, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Icamole, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Wellington, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Finca Chicharras, MX	monthly rain	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Finca Hamburgo, MX	monthly rain	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	The Garden, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	51 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,199 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 2026-10-17 (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).