Weather Records on 6 January 1968

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1968. Highest significance: Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1968

On 6 January 1968, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 464 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 880 daily.
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 6 January 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 6 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 6 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 6 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1968

Top 20 records on 6 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1968	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1968	Damoh, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1968	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	all-time rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Longview, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Pine Ridge, US	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Snowhill, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1968	Marquette, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	39 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1968. 1968 had 893 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	749
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1