Weather Records on 6 January 1911

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1911. Highest significance: Beaufort West (Met), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1911

On 6 January 1911, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 45 daily.
Beaufort West (Met) set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 6 January 1911.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 6 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 January 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1911

Top 20 records on 6 January 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1911	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1911	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1911	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1911	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1911	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1911	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	16 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1911. 1911 had 46 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1911
Margin	Records
0 to 10	28
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1