Weather Records on 6 January 1943

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1943. Highest significance: Palghat, IN.

Key Facts for 6 January 1943

On 6 January 1943, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 282 daily.
Palghat set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 6 January 1943.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 6 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 6 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 6 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1943

Top 20 records on 6 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1943	Palghat, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Mulki, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Mussoorie, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Chittur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Madurai, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Nainital, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1943	Naya Shahr, IN	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Thalipilly, IN	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Devala, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1943	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	30 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1943. 1943 had 291 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 25	229
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1