Weather Records on 6 January 1956

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1956. Highest significance: Port Orford 2, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1956

On 6 January 1956, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 454 daily.
Port Orford 2 set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 6 January 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 6 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1956

Top 20 records on 6 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1956	Port Orford 2, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	Parksville, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	Rexton, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	Collegeville, CA	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	McBride 4SE, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1956	Riddle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Meeker, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Abilene, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Moore Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Stillwater, CA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1956	McPherson, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	27 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1956. 1956 had 464 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	324
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1