Weather Records on 6 January 1971

1,160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1971. Highest significance: Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 6 January 1971

On 6 January 1971, 1,160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 932 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 59 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,082 daily.
Cruz Do Espirito Santo set a daily record precipitation of 65.4 mm (2.6 in) on 6 January 1971.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,160 stations

1,160 station records on 6 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,160 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 491, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 441, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 6 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	491
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	441
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 6 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 59, monthly 19, daily 1,082.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1971

Top 20 records on 6 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1971	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Morretes, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Espanola, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Indaial, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Estancia 4N, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Socorro, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Flagstaff AP, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Westcliffe, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Ft Stanton, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Mescalero, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1971	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	19 years	42 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1971. 1971 had 1,160 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1971
Margin	Records
0 to 100	951
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1