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Weather Records on 6 January 1912

116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1912. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1912

  • On 6 January 1912, 116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 113 daily.
  • St John's set a daily record snowfall of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 6 January 1912.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

116 stations
Weather records on 6 January 1912 116 station records on 6 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
116 station records on 6 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall53.3 cm (21.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.3 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BurrabogieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BomeraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee BackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WangarattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TuranvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.8 cm (8.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-35.4 C (-31.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-40.5 C (-40.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

116 records
Records on 6 January 1912 by type Records set or tied on 6 January 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 020406080Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 25Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 17Heaviest daily rainfall: 66Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 January 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 6 January 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum25
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum17
Heaviest daily rainfall66
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 January 1912 by timescale Records on 6 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 113. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 113all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 113.
Records on 6 January 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily113

How Much Records Were Beaten By

107 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1912 Margins by which the 107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 100: 104100 to 200: 2200 to 300: 0300 to 400: 0400 to 500: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 100104
100 to 2002
200 to 3000
300 to 4000
400 to 5001

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1912
Top 20 records on 6 January 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 January 1912St John's, CAdaily snowfall53.3 cm (21.0 in)40.6 cm (16.0 in)15 years47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1912St John's, CAdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)36.5 mm (1.4 in)18 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1912Sydney, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)15 years34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Gulgong Post Office, AUdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)42.1 mm (1.7 in)11 years33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Helmond, NLmonthly rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)18 years32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)20 years31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Owen Sound, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)21 years30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Boolcarrol, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)31.3 mm (1.2 in)13 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)13.2 cm (5.2 in)2 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Yalta, UAdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)4 years24 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Wilmington Wb City, USmonthly low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Scheveningen, NLdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEmonthly rain24.3 mm (1.0 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Burrabogie, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Jerilderie (Coree STN), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1912Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)19 years20 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 1912
Records on 01-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1912. 1912 had 116 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 1912. 1912 had 116 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).