Weather Records on 6 January 1927

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1927. Highest significance: Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1927

On 6 January 1927, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 264 daily.
Collarenebri (Dunumbral) set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 January 1927.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 6 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tinda Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1927

Top 20 records on 6 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1927	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1927	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1927	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1927	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1927	Gobarralong, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1927	Albury, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Berrebangalo, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Brae Springs, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1927	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	25 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1927. 1927 had 270 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 10	178
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1