Weather Records on 6 January 1935

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1935. Highest significance: Lilydale, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1935

On 6 January 1935, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 538 daily.
Lilydale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 January 1935.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 6 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 14, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1935

Top 20 records on 6 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1935	Lilydale, AU	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Gembrook, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Warburton, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Dromana, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Clifton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Willcox, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Blackburn, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Thule, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Uman, UA	all-time low max	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1935	Nikolaev, UA	all-time low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1935. 1935 had 560 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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Data for records on 1935-01-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	488
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1