Weather Records on 6 January 1957

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1957. Highest significance: Estancia, BR.

Key Facts for 6 January 1957

On 6 January 1957, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 269 daily.
Estancia set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 6 January 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 6 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1957

Top 20 records on 6 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1957	Estancia, BR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1957	Putbus, DE	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1957	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Shelbina, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Dom Mauricio, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Hamiota, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Marnitz, DE	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1957	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1957. 1957 had 273 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 1957-01-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	202
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1