Weather Records on 6 January 1960

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1960. Highest significance: Quanah 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1960

On 6 January 1960, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 421 daily.
Quanah 2 SW set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 6 January 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 6 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 6 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 6 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1960

Top 20 records on 6 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1960	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1960	Umrer, IN	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Palmetto, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Jessieville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Parker 1 E, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Sherman, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Waynesboro, US	all-time snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1960	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	40 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 434 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	299
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2