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Weather Records on 1 January 1906

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1906. Highest significance: Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1906

  • On 1 January 1906, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Emmaville (Strathbogie) set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 1 January 1906.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 1 January 1906 15 station records on 1 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 1 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 January 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-8.1 C (17.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.3 C (72.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 1 January 1906 by type Records set or tied on 1 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 1 January 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 January 1906 by timescale Records on 1 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 1 January 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1906 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1906
Top 15 records on 1 January 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 January 1906Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Boorolong, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Ballan, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Salzburg, ATdaily low max-8.1 C (17.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Hambantota, LKdaily low min19.7 C (67.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1906Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max (Tie)22.3 C (72.1 F)tie15 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1906
Records on 01-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1906. 1906 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11800: 21805: 11806: 21825: 11834: 11843: 31853: 11854: 21855: 11860: 41861: 11864: 11868: 21871: 41875: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 21882: 11883: 41887: 11888: 31889: 51890: 31891: 21893: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 91903: 11904: 61905: 191906: 151907: 181908: 51909: 171910: 101911: 251912: 341913: 481914: 221915: 631916: 311917: 501918: 1341919: 621920: 571921: 1211922: 591923: 1411924: 3571925: 1331926: 1491927: 1121928: 7601929: 551930: 3101931: 2111932: 2911933: 501934: 3641935: 2131936: 3021937: 6271938: 3521939: 4251940: 3061941: 7921942: 6611943: 4191944: 2721945: 4591946: 1831947: 5951948: 9541949: 4511950: 5161951: 3671952: 1,3431953: 1971954: 4931955: 2871956: 3061957: 2181958: 2951959: 4241960: 9581961: 7191962: 4911963: 5861964: 1,3191965: 5201966: 1,1381967: 2721968: 1,0101969: 9551970: 9191971: 8111972: 3571973: 8051974: 1,8831975: 4051976: 8551977: 1,0421978: 6961979: 3,0851980: 4081981: 8541982: 9381983: 7361984: 1,5821985: 1,1021986: 4661987: 1,2271988: 1,0861989: 5531990: 3671991: 7071992: 1,0021993: 7881994: 5221995: 6661996: 1,3601997: 2,6011998: 9641999: 7702000: 7012001: 1,4322002: 7952003: 1,0242004: 6382005: 1,2272006: 1,1842007: 1,5402008: 6632009: 6802010: 8162011: 1,4982012: 1,2162013: 7032014: 5452015: 7862016: 5702017: 5942018: 2,1182019: 8652020: 5232021: 5892022: 2,4102023: 1,6522024: 3702025: 3332026: 8481798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1906. 1906 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-01 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18002
18051
18062
18251
18341
18433
18531
18542
18551
18604
18611
18641
18682
18714
18752
18762
18773
18781
18792
18802
18812
18821
18834
18871
18883
18895
18903
18912
18934
18952
18961
18973
18983
18993
19004
19014
19029
19031
19046
190519
190615
190718
19085
190917
191010
191125
191234
191348
191422
191563
191631
191750
1918134
191962
192057
1921121
192259
1923141
1924357
1925133
1926149
1927112
1928760
192955
1930310
1931211
1932291
193350
1934364
1935213
1936302
1937627
1938352
1939425
1940306
1941792
1942661
1943419
1944272
1945459
1946183
1947595
1948954
1949451
1950516
1951367
19521,343
1953197
1954493
1955287
1956306
1957218
1958295
1959424
1960958
1961719
1962491
1963586
19641,319
1965520
19661,138
1967272
19681,010
1969955
1970919
1971811
1972357
1973805
19741,883
1975405
1976855
19771,042
1978696
19793,085
1980408
1981854
1982938
1983736
19841,582
19851,102
1986466
19871,227
19881,086
1989553
1990367
1991707
19921,002
1993788
1994522
1995666
19961,360
19972,601
1998964
1999770
2000701
20011,432
2002795
20031,024
2004638
20051,227
20061,184
20071,540
2008663
2009680
2010816
20111,498
20121,216
2013703
2014545
2015786
2016570
2017594
20182,118
2019865
2020523
2021589
20222,410
20231,652
2024370
2025333
2026848

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).