Weather Records on 6 January 1944

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1944. Highest significance: Paragonah, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1944

On 6 January 1944, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 242 daily.
Paragonah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 January 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 6 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Megantic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Megantic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1944

Top 20 records on 6 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1944	Paragonah, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1944	Roopena, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Norddal, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Lake Megantic, CA	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Champhai, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Sialsuk, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Gloversville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Drummondville, CA	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Sorel, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Drummondville, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1944	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1944	Lake Megantic, CA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1944	Joliette, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1944	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	31 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1944. 1944 had 249 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 50	202
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1