Weather Records on 6 January 1925

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1925. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1925

On 6 January 1925, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 43 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 6 January 1925.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 6 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records

Margins by which the 30 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 1925

Top 20 records on 6 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1925	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	monthly high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Astana, KZ	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Mt Vernon, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Washington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Toledo Blade, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Constantine, DZ	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1925	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	30 years	14 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1925. 1925 had 44 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	23
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1