Weather Records on 6 January 1939

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1939. Highest significance: Heidelberg I, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1939

On 6 January 1939, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 319 daily.
Heidelberg I set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 6 January 1939.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 6 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1939

Top 20 records on 6 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1939	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Storrs, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Concord, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Plymouth, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	New London, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Soltau, DE	all-time snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Norwich, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Solomons, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Birch Tree, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Keene, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Broome Post Office, AU	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1939	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1939. 1939 had 321 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 20	240
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2