Weather Records on 6 January 1975

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1975. Highest significance: Ruby Lake Nwr, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1975

On 6 January 1975, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 515 daily.
Ruby Lake Nwr set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 6 January 1975.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 6 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harper	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bar 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hemse	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Godeberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 71, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1975

Top 20 records on 6 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1975	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Harper, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Lake Keechelus, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Galway, IE	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Minsk, BY	monthly high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Kiev, UA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Coorada, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Vasilevici, BY	monthly high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Heber, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Lake Kachess, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Hoburg, SE	monthly high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Oxford, GB	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Big Bar 4 E, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1975	Szombathely, HU	monthly high max	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1975. 1975 had 587 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	512
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1