Weather Records on 6 January 1937

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1937. Highest significance: Park Rapids Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1937

On 6 January 1937, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 346 daily.
Park Rapids Muni AP set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 6 January 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 6 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 6 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 6 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1937

Top 20 records on 6 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1937	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Belele, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Nannine, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Williams, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Moorarie, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Escalante, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1937	Roy Hill, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Independence, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Buffalo, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19.4 C (34.9 F)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Cooya Pooya, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Virginia City, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1937	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1937. 1937 had 357 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 100	307
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1