Weather Records on 6 August 2011

1,357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2011. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 6 August 2011

On 6 August 2011, 1,357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
948 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,283 daily.
Kirchdorf/Poel set a daily record precipitation of 57.6 mm (2.3 in) on 6 August 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,357 stations

1,357 station records on 6 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec de Los Olivos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Margate (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenzen/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	324.1 mm (12.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orrefors_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geroda-Platz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tholey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villaldama	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,357 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 601, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 6 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	601
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 60, daily 1,283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 268.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2011

Top 20 records on 6 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2011	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2011	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2011	Bowman, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2011	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Coatepec de Los Olivos, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Durham, GB	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Wismar, DE	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Rostock-Warnemunde, DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Wausau ASOS, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Margate (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Lenzen/Elbe, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Naha, JP	daily rain	324.1 mm (12.8 in)	268.1 mm (10.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Rorsbo, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Orrefors_D, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Mt Pleasant, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Fern Tree (Grays Road), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Watford City 14S, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2011	Ft Davis, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	49 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

1794 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,357 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	954

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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	918
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1