Weather Records on 6 February 2018

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2018. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 6 February 2018

On 6 February 2018, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 572 daily.
Zakatala set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 6 February 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 6 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waikoloa 95.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elizabeth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puukolii 457.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Judith Gap	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 6 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 6 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 2018

Top 20 records on 6 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2018	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2018	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Lawrenceburg Filt Plt, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Mineola, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Waikoloa 95.8, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Cressy House, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Fukui, JP	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Mount Elizabeth, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Mulgrave Mill, AU	monthly rain	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Galva, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Loma, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Fairmont, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2018	Monmouth, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	104 years	44 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 586 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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Data for records on 2018-02-06: 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	390
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1