Weather Records on 6 January 2024

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2024. Highest significance: Elliston, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 2024

On 6 January 2024, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 474 daily.
Elliston set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 6 January 2024.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

481 stations

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

Weather records on 6 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tateyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terrah Winds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston (Lambing Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathearn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell (Winter Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mishima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hesket (Straws Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola (Mobella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Port	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liperi Joensuun Lentoasema	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelaug	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 6 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 6 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2024

Top 20 records on 6 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2024	Elliston, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 January 2024	Hiltaba, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2024	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2024	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2024	Ft Green 12 WSW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Belle Plaine 4 W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Odell Lake-East, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Shippensburg, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Risor Brannstasjon, NO	daily snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Turkestan, KZ	daily high min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Yosemite Park HQ, US	all-time low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Altoona 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2024	Tateyama, JP	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	40 years	39 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

1803 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2024. 2024 had 481 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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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 100	403
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1