Weather Records on 6 January 1936

392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1936. Highest significance: Mossgiel Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1936

On 6 January 1936, 392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 382 daily.
Mossgiel Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 6 January 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

392 stations

392 station records on 6 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

392 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 6 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 6 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1936

Top 20 records on 6 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1936	Mossgiel Post Office, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Barringun, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Netley, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Freshwater, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Youhl Plain Tank, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Parragundy, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Ravensfield, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Lila Lower, AU	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1936	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	42 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1936. 1936 had 392 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	322
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1