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Weather Records on 6 January 1908

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1908. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1908

  • On 6 January 1908, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 6 January 1908.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 6 January 1908 20 station records on 6 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 6 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation3.1 mm (0.12 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 6 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 6 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 6 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 January 1908 by timescale Records on 6 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 6 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 83 to 5: 55 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 38
3 to 55
5 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1908
Top 20 records on 6 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 January 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Armagh, GBdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Jonkoping, SEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Skara 1, SEdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)12.6 mm (0.5 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Lund, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Sandvig, DKdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Kristianstad, SEdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Karlshamn, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Vestervig, DKdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain3.1 mm (0.12 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie1 year1 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 1908
Records on 01-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1908. 1908 had 20 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: 1,2252019: 5052020: 5132021: 3842022: 1,0622023: 5532024: 4812025: 1,1531803187218921909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1908. 1908 had 20 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
20181,225
2019505
2020513
2021384
20221,062
2023553
2024481
20251,153

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).