Weather Records on 6 January 1940

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1940. Highest significance: Princetown, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1940

On 6 January 1940, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 726 daily.
Princetown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 6 January 1940.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 6 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 6 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 6 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1940

Top 20 records on 6 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1940	Princetown, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Shawnee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Little River, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Enid, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Oodnadatta Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Ft Smith, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Marrawah (State School), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Chickasha, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Chandler, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Ft Smith, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Healy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1940	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	38 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1940. 1940 had 746 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1940-01-06: 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	595
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1