Weather Records on 6 July 2015

1,160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2015. Highest significance: Muskegon Co AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 2015

On 6 July 2015, 1,160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Muskegon Co AP set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 6 July 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,160 stations

1,160 station records on 6 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoj Uluj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colton	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kelley R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lesja - Svanborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oje_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dikson	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ludvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gronning	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,160 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 318, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 366.

Records on 6 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	318
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 41, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

982 broken records

Margins by which the 982 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2015

Top 20 records on 6 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2015	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2015	Pipestone, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2015	Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road), AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2015	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2015	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2015	Fort Huachuca, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2015	Ridgeland 1NNE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Marion, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Suhana, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Bolsoj Uluj, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Tomahawk (Carisbrooke), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Cloquet, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Colton, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Arkansas City, US	monthly rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Tunhovd, NO	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2015	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	52 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 1,160 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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Data for records on 2015-07-06: 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 2026-10-16 (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 10	867
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4