Weather Records on 6 October 2026

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 2026. Highest significance: Barkly East, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 October 2026

On 6 October 2026, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
869 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 854 daily.
Barkly East set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 6 October 2026 (provisional).
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

900 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galuut	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
March AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acapulco Gro.	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayanbulag	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 424, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 445, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 6 October 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	424
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	445
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 2026

Top 20 records on 6 October 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 2026	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	124 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2026	Edirne, TR	monthly rain (Provisional)	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2026	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain (Provisional)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2026	Warrensburg 4NW, US	monthly high max (Provisional)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Sinop, TR	daily rain (Provisional)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Perry, US	daily rain (Provisional)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Pecos Nm, US	monthly high max (Provisional)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Usak, TR	daily rain (Provisional)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Kolka, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Ash Mtn, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Sonora, US	daily high min (Provisional)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain (Provisional)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high max (Provisional)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Zamora, MX	daily high min (Provisional)	21.8 C (71.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Rize, TR	daily rain (Provisional)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily high max (Provisional)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Aspendell, US	daily high min (Provisional)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Estes Park, US	daily high max (Provisional)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	McGill, US	daily high max (Provisional)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2026	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily high min (Provisional)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 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

1802 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2026. 2026 had 900 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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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	718
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1