Weather Records on 6 January 1976

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1976. Highest significance: Beltana Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1976

On 6 January 1976, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 580 daily.
Beltana Station set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 6 January 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 6 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost State Forest 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbaugh State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 6 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 6 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1976

Top 20 records on 6 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1976	Beltana Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1976	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1976	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1976	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	North Lake, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Cody, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Cowaramup, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Barooga, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Haarlem, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Worland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1976	Skjomen, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	68 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1976. 1976 had 590 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	477
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1