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Weather Records on 6 January 1906

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1906. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1906

  • On 6 January 1906, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 6 January 1906.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 6 January 1906 19 station records on 6 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 6 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 January 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature47.5 C (117.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.3 C (99.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature43.9 C (111.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 6 January 1906 by type Records set or tied on 6 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 6 January 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 January 1906 by timescale Records on 6 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 6 January 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1906 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 61 to 2: 32 to 3: 03 to 4: 34 to 5: 35 to 6: 06 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 16
1 to 23
2 to 30
3 to 43
4 to 53
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1906
Top 19 records on 6 January 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 January 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)39 years28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min19.5 C (67.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Groningen-1, NLdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max47.5 C (117.5 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max37.3 C (99.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Karlshamn, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max43.9 C (111.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.7 C (56.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high min (Tie)4.3 C (39.7 F)tie7 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max (Tie)41.1 C (106.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1906Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie15 years2 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

1803 to 1906
Records on 01-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1906. 1906 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001803: 11830: 11839: 11845: 11850: 11851: 21853: 11855: 21857: 11858: 11861: 21862: 11863: 21864: 31867: 11868: 11871: 11872: 11873: 41874: 41876: 11877: 21878: 11880: 11881: 41882: 21884: 41885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 91891: 41892: 11893: 21894: 51895: 31896: 61897: 21898: 51899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 31903: 151904: 41905: 191906: 191907: 161908: 201909: 551910: 151911: 461912: 1161913: 321914: 181915: 401916: 971917: 461918: 501919: 441920: 351921: 521922: 1281923: 1111924: 4521925: 441926: 1891927: 2701928: 2151929: 2201930: 3191931: 1421932: 5261933: 3521934: 3791935: 5601936: 3921937: 3571938: 1531939: 3211940: 7461941: 2691942: 4791943: 2911944: 2491945: 8371946: 1,4091947: 3511948: 4931949: 4701950: 9421951: 2071952: 1951953: 7691954: 5051955: 3271956: 4641957: 2731958: 3251959: 7101960: 4341961: 3541962: 7681963: 3821964: 2141965: 7961966: 5771967: 5161968: 8931969: 8401970: 7971971: 1,1601972: 5331973: 6331974: 7561975: 5871976: 5901977: 6251978: 6911979: 1,7821980: 8871981: 7941982: 1,2411983: 1,3561984: 8131985: 1,0961986: 7761987: 8751988: 2,3371989: 1,7681990: 6281991: 1,3861992: 9401993: 1,0191994: 1,3471995: 1,2431996: 1,1721997: 1,1851998: 2,1311999: 1,8942000: 6142001: 1,1132002: 8422003: 9322004: 1,2262005: 1,7302006: 9782007: 1,8822008: 1,4222009: 8902010: 1,5432011: 9942012: 1,2352013: 3502014: 1,5032015: 7252016: 5182017: 1,3162018: 1,2312019: 5062020: 5142021: 3852022: 1,0712023: 5552024: 4812025: 1,1532026: 6551803187218921909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1906. 1906 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-06 in each year
YearRecords
18031
18301
18391
18451
18501
18512
18531
18552
18571
18581
18612
18621
18632
18643
18671
18681
18711
18721
18734
18744
18761
18772
18781
18801
18814
18822
18844
18852
18862
18871
18883
18891
18909
18914
18921
18932
18945
18953
18966
18972
18985
18994
19001
19015
19023
190315
19044
190519
190619
190716
190820
190955
191015
191146
1912116
191332
191418
191540
191697
191746
191850
191944
192035
192152
1922128
1923111
1924452
192544
1926189
1927270
1928215
1929220
1930319
1931142
1932526
1933352
1934379
1935560
1936392
1937357
1938153
1939321
1940746
1941269
1942479
1943291
1944249
1945837
19461,409
1947351
1948493
1949470
1950942
1951207
1952195
1953769
1954505
1955327
1956464
1957273
1958325
1959710
1960434
1961354
1962768
1963382
1964214
1965796
1966577
1967516
1968893
1969840
1970797
19711,160
1972533
1973633
1974756
1975587
1976590
1977625
1978691
19791,782
1980887
1981794
19821,241
19831,356
1984813
19851,096
1986776
1987875
19882,337
19891,768
1990628
19911,386
1992940
19931,019
19941,347
19951,243
19961,172
19971,185
19982,131
19991,894
2000614
20011,113
2002842
2003932
20041,226
20051,730
2006978
20071,882
20081,422
2009890
20101,543
2011994
20121,235
2013350
20141,503
2015725
2016518
20171,316
20181,231
2019506
2020514
2021385
20221,071
2023555
2024481
20251,153
2026655

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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).