Weather Records on 6 January 1941

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1941. Highest significance: Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1941

On 6 January 1941, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 258 daily.
Klaarstroom (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 6 January 1941.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 6 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 6 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 6 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 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 1941

Top 20 records on 6 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1941	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1941	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1941	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1941	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1941	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1941	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Miller, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Demagiri, IN	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Orland, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1941	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	28 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1941. 1941 had 269 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 1941-01-06: 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	220
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1