Weather Records on 6 January 1952

195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1952. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1952

On 6 January 1952, 195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 193 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 6 January 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

195 stations

195 station records on 6 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

195 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 6 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 6 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1952

Top 20 records on 6 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Watson, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Truro Nsac, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Forrest Railway, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1952	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1952	Annapolis Royal, CA	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1952	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1952	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1952. 1952 had 195 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	156
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1