Weather Records on 6 February 2023

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2023. Highest significance: Kanchanaburi, TH.

Key Facts for 6 February 2023

On 6 February 2023, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 249 daily.
Kanchanaburi set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 6 February 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 6 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willows Gemfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albro Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norman Manley Intl	Jamaica	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Carlos Ciriani Santa	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Souda Airport	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Konya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reese Rvr - Ione 13NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 6 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 6 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 2023

Top 20 records on 6 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2023	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Ft Lauderdale Beach, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Williams, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Luroy, NO	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl, MY	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Hamilton, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Andoya, NO	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Stuart, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Grunnfjord - Stakken, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high min	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2023	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily low min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2023	Manila, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2023	Capo Bellavista, IT	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 255 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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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 50	164
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2