Weather Records on 6 January 1949

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1949

On 6 January 1949, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 458 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 6 January 1949.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 6 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Channel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 6 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 6 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1949

Top 20 records on 6 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1949	High River, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Bowdle, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Channel, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Campsie, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Winchendon, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Allentown Gas Company, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Emsdale, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Chilliwack, CA	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Catawba, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1949	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	36 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1949. 1949 had 470 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 100	369
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1