Weather Records on 6 January 1926

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1926. Highest significance: Kew, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1926

On 6 January 1926, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 189 daily.
Kew set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 6 January 1926.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 6 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1926

Top 20 records on 6 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1926	Kew, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1926	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1926	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1926	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1926	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1926	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1926	Wandary, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Ottawa, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1926	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1926. 1926 had 189 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	150
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2