Weather Records on 6 January 1966

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1966. Highest significance: Ndumu, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 January 1966

On 6 January 1966, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 563 daily.
Ndumu set a daily record precipitation of 122.0 mm (4.8 in) on 6 January 1966.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 6 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 960.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1966

Top 20 records on 6 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1966	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Sumter, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Lois River Dam, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Dillon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Lois River Dam, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Patroy Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Nququ (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Shelton, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low max	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1966	Powell River, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	37 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1966. 1966 had 577 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 200	480
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1