Weather Records on 6 January 1958

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1958. Highest significance: Alpine, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1958

On 6 January 1958, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 316 daily.
Alpine set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 6 January 1958.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 6 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.7 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1958

Top 20 records on 6 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1958	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Izana, ES	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Valencia Estates, ZA	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Lydenburg, ZA	all-time rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Alpine, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Fort Simpson, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1958	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1958	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	32 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1958. 1958 had 325 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	264
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1