Weather Records on 6 January 1931

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1931. Highest significance: Windsor Kings College, CA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1931

On 6 January 1931, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 136 daily.
Windsor Kings College set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 6 January 1931.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 6 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-58.8 C (-73.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 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 1931

Top 20 records on 6 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1931	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	West Berne, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1931	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Ulan-Ude, RU	all-time low min	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Tomsk, RU	all-time low min	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Enisejsk, RU	all-time low min	-58.8 C (-73.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Framingham, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1931	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	24 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1931. 1931 had 142 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	110
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1