Weather Records on 6 February 2012

1,103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2012. Highest significance: Shaoguan, CN.

Key Facts for 6 February 2012

On 6 February 2012, 1,103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 683 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Shaoguan set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 6 February 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,103 stations

1,103 station records on 6 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corral de Piedras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstraum I Kvaenangen	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,103 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 388, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 295, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 6 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	388
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	295
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 6 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 52, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 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 2012

Top 20 records on 6 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2012	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2012	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	136 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Jingdezhen, CN	monthly rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Putbus, DE	monthly low min	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	140 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Plauen, DE	daily low max	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Rosillo, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	146 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily low min	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Kodiak AP, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Halle, DE	daily low max	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Cottbus, DE	daily low max	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2012	Ueckermunde, DE	all-time low min	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,103 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	972
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2