Weather Records on 6 August 2021

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2021. Highest significance: Saim, RU.

Key Facts for 6 August 2021

On 6 August 2021, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 436 daily.
Saim set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 6 August 2021.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 6 August 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tepee Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Plateau	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balice	Poland	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Svappavaara	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Short Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deelen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
King Hussein	Jordan	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saniat Rmel	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blacoveschenka	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 6 August 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2021 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2021

Top 20 records on 6 August 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2021	Saim, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2021	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Tepee Creek, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	San Francisco Oceanside, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Orlando Executive AP, US	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Save, BJ	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Fuzhou, CN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Sinton, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Madison Plateau, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Richfield, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Kellogg, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Gambona, CG	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Balice, PL	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	24.6 C (76.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	139 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2021	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	104 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

1794 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 457 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 2021-08-06: 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 10	314
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1