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Weather Records on 6 January 1921

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1921. Highest significance: Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1921

  • On 6 January 1921, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 22 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 52 daily.
  • Woolgoolga (Clear Place) set a daily record precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 6 January 1921.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

52 stations
Weather records on 6 January 1921 52 station records on 6 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
52 station records on 6 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation126.2 mm (5.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.6 mm (2.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation103.6 mm (4.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.9 mm (2.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation88.4 mm (3.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Rollands PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-WerftGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TomagoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)GermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
FernmountAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SchwerinGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg FuhlsbuettelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall31.8 cm (12.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg FuhlsbuettelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high minimum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records
Records on 6 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 6 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 19Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 6 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum19
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 January 1921 by timescale Records on 6 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 52. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 52all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 52.
Records on 6 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily52

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1921 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 148.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 3020 to 40: 840 to 60: 260 to 80: 180 to 100: 1100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
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 148.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 2030
20 to 408
40 to 602
60 to 801
80 to 1001
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1921
Top 20 records on 6 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 January 1921Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AUdaily rain126.2 mm (5.0 in)93.2 mm (3.7 in)1 year43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1921Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain67.6 mm (2.7 in)34.1 mm (1.3 in)19 years34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Berry Masonic Village, AUdaily rain103.6 mm (4.1 in)67.3 mm (2.6 in)20 years31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Halifax, CAdaily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)14.8 cm (5.8 in)9 years30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Bowraville Recreation Club, AUdaily rain73.9 mm (2.9 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)1 year29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain88.4 mm (3.5 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)22 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Katoomba (Murri St), AUdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)46.0 mm (1.8 in)10 years27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)37 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Rollands Plains, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)22 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Bowral Post Office, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Wingham (Lanark Close), AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high min6.5 C (43.7 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Franklyn Vale, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Moorland (Denro-An), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Penshurst (Gresford), AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Lubeck-Werft, DEdaily high min5.7 C (42.3 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1921Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)26 years14 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 1921
Records on 01-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1921. 1921 had 52 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 1921. 1921 had 52 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).