Weather Records on 6 August 2020

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2020. Highest significance: Tian-Shan, KG.

Key Facts for 6 August 2020

On 6 August 2020, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 488 daily.
Tian-Shan set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 6 August 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

510 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weifang	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sofijskij Priisk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North French Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parana Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qamdo	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 6 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2020

Top 20 records on 6 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2020	Tian-Shan, KG	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2020	Zima, RU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2020	Eyre, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2020	Copco #1 Dam, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Yreka, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Jefferson, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Balagansk, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Arad, RO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	131 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Weston 1 E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Pohnpei WSO, FM	daily high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Bulgunnia, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Paris, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Lillington, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Hoshangabad, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2020	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	102 years	41 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 510 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-08-06: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	381
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1