Weather Records on 6 January 1929

220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1929. Highest significance: Medford, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1929

On 6 January 1929, 220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 211 daily.
Medford set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 6 January 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

220 stations

220 station records on 6 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

220 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1929

Top 20 records on 6 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1929	Medford, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Medford, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Manuka, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Bedford Hills, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Lowville, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Conway, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1929	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Rumford, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Woodstock, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Waterbury, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Yarmouth, CA	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1929	Winchendon, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	27 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1929. 1929 had 220 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 100	191
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1