Weather Records on 6 February 2011

1,425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2011. Highest significance: Menindee Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 2011

On 6 February 2011, 1,425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,330 daily.
Menindee Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 6 February 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,425 stations

1,425 station records on 6 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Muskogee	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rand Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Neerim South (Tarago Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toulon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Clayton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Stonehaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Dwr Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Tarawi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Moorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra (McCoys Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,425 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 223.

Records on 6 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	223

Records on 6 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 75, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,142 broken records

Margins by which the 1,142 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 2011

Top 20 records on 6 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2011	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Brunswick, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Muskogee, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Oswego 1 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Rand Post Office, AU	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Miami, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Neerim South (Tarago Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Toulon, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Iola 1 W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2011	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2011	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2011	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2011	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2011	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	55 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 1,425 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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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	1,047
100 to 200	65
200 to 300	24
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1