Weather Records on 6 February 2021
836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2021. Highest significance: Yarrangobilly Caves, AU.
Key Facts for 6 February 2021
- On 6 February 2021, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 266 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 781 daily.
- Yarrangobilly Caves set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.6 mm (3.8 in) on 6 February 2021.
- Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.
Record Map
836 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrangobilly Caves | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 96.6 mm (3.8 in) | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Carabost | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.2 mm (2.8 in) | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| Hampshire (Neena Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 131.6 mm (5.2 in) | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| Wynyard Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 99.8 mm (3.9 in) | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| Apsley (Parki) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.6 mm (2.1 in) | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| Batlow Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 133.0 mm (5.2 in) | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| Columbus | United States | Record daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| Eradu | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Tumut (Wattle Cres) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Tamala | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 83.0 mm (3.3 in) | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| Tallangatta (Bullioh) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.0 mm (2.2 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Loongana (Serendipity) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 123.4 mm (4.9 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.2 mm (3.0 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Flatwillow 4 ENE | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Lindbergh Lake | United States | Record daily snowfall | 38.1 cm (15.0 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Cooma (Kiaora) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.6 mm (2.6 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Bothwell (Franklin Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Wantabadgery | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Selbourne (Kirnbrae) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wyalong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.4 mm (2.3 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rotherwood | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.6 mm (2.2 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Peechelba East | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.5 mm (2.6 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cressy Research Station (Main | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.4 mm (2.1 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mauriceton (Jordan River) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.0 mm (2.6 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.4 mm (1.4 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yaringa Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 130.2 mm (5.1 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Connorville (Lake River) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 74.6 mm (2.9 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Uplands (Gibbo River Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 111.0 mm (4.4 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Northdown (Hamley) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kent City 2 SW | United States | Record daily snowfall | 24.1 cm (9.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Michelago (Soglio) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.4 mm (1.9 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bradford | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 26.6 mm (1.0 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Milawa Brown Bros | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 82.8 mm (3.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dartmouth Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 94.8 mm (3.7 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dover | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Woodbridge | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.2 mm (2.2 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hermidale Tank | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.0 mm (1.7 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Burrinjuck Dam | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.2 mm (1.6 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Miena Dam | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.2 mm (2.6 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Conrad | United States | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wolseley Park (the Pastures) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 85.2 mm (3.4 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tumbarumba (Landsdowne) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 83.6 mm (3.3 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Eurongilly (Bundaleer) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.6 mm (2.8 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Osterley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ytiniche | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Howatharra | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Garryowen (Yallock) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.8 mm (2.8 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Temora Ambulance Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 54.2 mm (2.1 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Weetah (Weetah Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 68.2 mm (2.7 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Jericho (Bowsden) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.0 mm (1.5 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mount Wellington | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.8 mm (3.0 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tarcutta Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bowning (Wanganui) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.2 mm (1.9 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ouse (Millbrook) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.2 mm (1.4 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Judith Gap | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lubrecht Flume | United States | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hakea | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.4 mm (1.3 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lake Buffalo | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 99.8 mm (3.9 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Snug Plains (Cataract Falls) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 58.6 mm (2.3 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
836 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 143 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 59 |
| Highest daily minimum | 123 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 26 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 387 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 76 |
| Deepest snow cover | 22 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 1 |
| monthly | 54 |
| daily | 781 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
740 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 50 | 703 |
| 50 to 100 | 26 |
| 100 to 150 | 8 |
| 150 to 200 | 2 |
| 200 to 250 | 0 |
| 250 to 300 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
6 February 2021| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2021 | Yarrangobilly Caves, AU | monthly rain | 96.6 mm (3.8 in) | 33.6 mm (1.3 in) | 111 years | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 6 February 2021 | Carabost, AU | daily rain | 72.2 mm (2.8 in) | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 131 years | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Hampshire (Neena Road), AU | monthly rain | 131.6 mm (5.2 in) | 52.9 mm (2.1 in) | 56 years | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Wynyard Airport, AU | monthly rain | 99.8 mm (3.9 in) | 52.3 mm (2.1 in) | 66 years | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Apsley (Parki), AU | daily rain | 53.6 mm (2.1 in) | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 105 years | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Batlow Post Office, AU | monthly rain | 133.0 mm (5.2 in) | 36.2 mm (1.4 in) | 92 years | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Columbus, US | daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 88 years | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Eradu, AU | daily rain | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 110 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU | daily rain | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) | 29.3 mm (1.2 in) | 97 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Tamala, AU | daily rain | 83.0 mm (3.3 in) | 57.6 mm (2.3 in) | 53 years | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU | daily rain | 57.0 mm (2.2 in) | 26.8 mm (1.1 in) | 131 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Loongana (Serendipity), AU | monthly rain | 123.4 mm (4.9 in) | 57.9 mm (2.3 in) | 27 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU | daily rain | 75.2 mm (3.0 in) | 54.8 mm (2.2 in) | 47 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Flatwillow 4 ENE, US | daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 10.1 cm (4.0 in) | 82 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Lindbergh Lake, US | daily snowfall | 38.1 cm (15.0 in) | 27.9 cm (11.0 in) | 51 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Cooma (Kiaora), AU | daily rain | 65.6 mm (2.6 in) | 42.4 mm (1.7 in) | 40 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU | daily rain | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) | 16.4 mm (0.6 in) | 105 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 6 February 2021 | Wantabadgery, AU | daily rain | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 131 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 6 February 2021 | Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU | daily rain | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) | 39.1 mm (1.5 in) | 48 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 6 February 2021 | Wyalong Post Office, AU | daily rain | 59.4 mm (2.3 in) | 35.5 mm (1.4 in) | 68 years | 58 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 2021Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| 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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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 . Last revised (2026-10-18).