Weather Records on 6 January 1934

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1934. Highest significance: Dingo Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1934

On 6 January 1934, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 375 daily.
Dingo Vale set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 6 January 1934.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 6 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darnum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1934

Top 20 records on 6 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1934	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Waukomis, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Cuero, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1934	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Loch, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Rennie (Pine View), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Dargo, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1934	Tolmie State School, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	28 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1934. 1934 had 379 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	251
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2