Weather Records on 6 January 1972

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1972. Highest significance: Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1972

On 6 January 1972, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 523 daily.
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray) set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 6 January 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 6 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goode Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartmodder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groblershoop;Boegoeb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badgerys Creek McMasters F.STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 6 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 6 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1972

Top 20 records on 6 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1972	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1972	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Kareedoorn, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Carnarvon (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Booligal (Mycumbene), AU	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Die Hoop, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Sterkstroom, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Opsoek (Pos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Carnarvon, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Challis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Goode Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Harderug, ZA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Frances, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1972	Mincha, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	38 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1972. 1972 had 533 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	455
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1