Weather Records on 6 January 1933

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1933. Highest significance: Sfax El-Maou, TN.

Key Facts for 6 January 1933

On 6 January 1933, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 341 daily.
Sfax El-Maou set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 6 January 1933.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 6 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Island 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1933

Top 20 records on 6 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1933	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Poplar 2 E, US	monthly high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Hillsboro, US	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Ust Tzilma, RU	monthly high min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Grand Island 2W, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Portage Wwtp, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Holbrook, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Gavar, AM	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Albion, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Kenora, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Kenora, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Tbilisi, GE	monthly rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Hvar, HR	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Audubon, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Paris, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1933	Biser, RU	daily high min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1933. 1933 had 352 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	271
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1