Weather Records on 6 August 2026

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2026. Highest significance: Akita, JP.

Key Facts for 6 August 2026

On 6 August 2026, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
796 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 885 daily.
Akita set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.0 mm (7.6 in) on 6 August 2026.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 6 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulaan-Gom	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koler	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	151.5 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchum Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Kelly AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatgal	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 387, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 409, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 6 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	387
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	409
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 45, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2026

Top 20 records on 6 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2026	Akita, JP	monthly rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2026	Onahama, JP	all-time rain	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	daily high min	30.8 C (87.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Kirksville, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	127 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Wien, AT	daily high min	24.2 C (75.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Manassa, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Meeker, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Sinop, TR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Edirne, TR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Cumming 2N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Eagle Nest, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Ulaan-Gom, MN	monthly high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Koler, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Boulder, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Saguache, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	New Hampton, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	123 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 954 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	954

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Data for records on 2026-08-06: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	686
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2