Weather Records on 6 January 1932

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1932. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1932

On 6 January 1932, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 519 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 330.2 cm (130.0 in) on 6 January 1932.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 6 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 6 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 6 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3302.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1932

Top 20 records on 6 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Selma, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Clanton, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Antigo, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1932	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Enterprise, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Highland Home, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Denison, US	all-time snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Brantford, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Resaca, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1932	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1932. 1932 had 526 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 500	442
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	0
2500 to 3000	0
3000 to 3500	1