Weather Records on 6 January 1953

769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1953. Highest significance: Forbes (Camp Street), AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1953

On 6 January 1953, 769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 750 daily.
Forbes (Camp Street) set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 6 January 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

769 stations

769 station records on 6 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

769 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 559, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	559
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1953

Top 20 records on 6 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1953	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1953	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1953	Kekri, IN	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Tottenham (Moira Vale), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Coleman, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1953	Sunny Corner (Snow Line), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	44 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1953. 1953 had 769 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 1953-01-06: 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	643
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2