Weather Records on 6 February 1971

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1971. Highest significance: Candelo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1971

On 6 February 1971, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 674 daily.
Candelo Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 324.9 mm (12.8 in) on 6 February 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 6 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.9 mm (12.8 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.3 mm (11.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	387.1 mm (15.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	291.8 mm (11.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	305.8 mm (12.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ulladulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	337.3 mm (13.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Numbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 6 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 6 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 14, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1971

Top 20 records on 6 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1971	Candelo Post Office, AU	all-time rain	324.9 mm (12.8 in)	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	72 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1971	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	all-time rain	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1971	Bombala (Nungatta), AU	all-time rain	290.3 mm (11.4 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1971	Cobargo Post Office, AU	all-time rain	387.1 mm (15.2 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	37 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	monthly rain	291.8 mm (11.5 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	all-time rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	all-time rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Burragate Post Office, AU	all-time rain	305.8 mm (12.0 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	14 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	all-time rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1971	Narooma Rvcp, AU	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 707 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	551
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1