Weather Records on 6 January 1917

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1917. Highest significance: Stromsfoss Sluse, NO.

Key Facts for 6 January 1917

On 6 January 1917, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 46 daily.
Stromsfoss Sluse set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 6 January 1917.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 6 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 6 January 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1917

Top 20 records on 6 January 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1917	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1917	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1917	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1917	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1917	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1917	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Skara 1, SE	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Paris, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Malung, SE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1917	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	15 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1917. 1917 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	29
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1