Weather Records on 6 October 2023

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 2023. Highest significance: Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 2023

On 6 October 2023, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
529 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 611 daily.
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) set a daily record precipitation of 259.4 mm (10.2 in) on 6 October 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

650 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.4 mm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bright	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keppel Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monterrey (City)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Mendoza	Bolivia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riberalta	Bolivia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 2023

Top 20 records on 6 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 2023	Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), AU	daily rain	259.4 mm (10.2 in)	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Bright, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Monclova, MX	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Dequeen, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Vozega, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Madrid - Retiro, ES	monthly high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto, FI	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Charlotte, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Keppel Island South, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Monterrey (City), MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Berkeley, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Berkeley, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Three Lynx, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Woodstock, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	144 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2023	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	114 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

1802 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 650 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 2023-10-06: 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 25	511
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1