Weather Records on 6 August 2017

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2017. Highest significance: Newkirk 5NE, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 2017

On 6 August 2017, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 796 daily.
Newkirk 5NE set a daily record precipitation of 164.8 mm (6.5 in) on 6 August 2017.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 6 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale (Greenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heinola Asemantaus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Unity Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 20, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2017

Top 20 records on 6 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2017	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	119 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Wellington, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Naze, JP	daily rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	180.7 mm (7.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Arkansas City, US	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Waynesville 2 W, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Girard, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2017	Teresina (Aeroporto, BR	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Mansfield, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Lucindale (Greenvale), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Mikkeli Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Dupree, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Debrecen Airport, HU	all-time high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Oxford, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Lockwood, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2017	Castle Valley, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 827 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	955

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Data for records on 2017-08-06: 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	626
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1