Weather Records on 6 January 1974

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1974. Highest significance: Nevada City, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1974

On 6 January 1974, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 740 daily.
Nevada City set a daily record snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 6 January 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 6 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Springs Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luluigui	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 6 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 6 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1974

Top 20 records on 6 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1974	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1974	Mulwala (Tarramia), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Window Rock 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Boone, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Mitchell 5E, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Salt Springs Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Mount Margaret, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Goedemoed (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Eads, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Lahontan Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Arlington, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1974	Pacific House, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1974. 1974 had 756 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	606
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1