Weather Records on 6 January 1928

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1928. Highest significance: Battleford, CA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1928

On 6 January 1928, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 208 daily.
Battleford set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 6 January 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 6 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1928

Top 20 records on 6 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1928	Battleford, CA	monthly high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Napoleon, US	monthly high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Astana, KZ	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Husum, DE	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Muenster, DE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Kenalea, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Fairmont, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1928	St George, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	18 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1928. 1928 had 215 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 50	169
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1