Weather Records on 6 February 1961

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1961. Highest significance: Angul, IN.

Key Facts for 6 February 1961

On 6 February 1961, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 820 daily.
Angul set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 6 February 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 6 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhilai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 6 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 6 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 37, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1961

Top 20 records on 6 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1961	Angul, IN	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Saltora, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	McGregor, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Raipur, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Assobani, IN	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Ramnagar, IN	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Sinton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Multai, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Jarrell, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Colorado City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Copperas Cove, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1961	Amherst, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	13 years	46 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 866 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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Data for records on 1961-02-06: 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 100	682
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2