Weather Records on 6 July 2020

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2020. Highest significance: Mahaulepu 941.1, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 2020

On 6 July 2020, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 372 daily.
Mahaulepu 941.1 set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 6 July 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 6 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	276.1 mm (10.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurikka Pyorni	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teterboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Many 9 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Johnston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasaw Nra	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karvia Alkkia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Libby Dam (Base)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 6 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2020

Top 20 records on 6 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2020	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 July 2020	Tian-Shan, KG	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2020	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2020	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Ottawa, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Udu Point, FJ	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Ratcliff, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Bowdle, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Luling, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Dwarka, IN	monthly rain	276.1 mm (10.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Kurikka Pyorni, FI	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Bridgeport, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Teterboro AP, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Pitea, SE	daily low min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	137 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2020	Nimrod Dam, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	40 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 380 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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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 20	268
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1