Weather Records on 6 February 2020

1,163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2020. Highest significance: Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 2020

On 6 February 2020, 1,163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Winston Salem Reynolds AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 6 February 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,163 stations

1,163 station records on 6 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spartanburg 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malye Derbety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Commerce 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
High Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morozovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North French Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nez Perce Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,163 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 6 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 6 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 102, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 2020

Top 20 records on 6 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2020	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 2020	Riggins, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 2020	Asheboro 2 W, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Gonyelinka, AU	all-time rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Greensboro AP, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Danville Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Anderson FAA AP, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Greensboro Wtp, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Rhodhiss Hydro Plt, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Elizabeth City Cgas, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Wisdom, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Greer, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2020	Hickory FAA AP, US	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	62 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 1,163 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 2020-02-06: 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 20	790
20 to 40	139
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	10
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2