Weather Records on 6 August 2024

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2024. Highest significance: Glennville 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 2024

On 6 August 2024, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 857 daily.
Glennville 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 222.3 mm (8.8 in) on 6 August 2024.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 6 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nuka Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keepit Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Fork Bradley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Alpha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 6 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2024

Top 20 records on 6 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2024	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 August 2024	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 August 2024	Seward AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2024	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2024	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2024	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2024	Pet Jorhat, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	114 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Black Rvr Falls Sewage, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Live Oak, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Nuka Glacier, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Rowena Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	128 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Orangeburg 2, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Keepit Dam, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024	Cheesman, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	121 years	50 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 882 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	955

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Data for records on 2024-08-06: 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	612
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2