Weather Records on 6 January 1977

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1977. Highest significance: Custer, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1977

On 6 January 1977, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 617 daily.
Custer set a monthly record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 6 January 1977.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 6 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sao Caetano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 6 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 6 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1977

Top 20 records on 6 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1977	Custer, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1977	Sao Caetano, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1977	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1977	Haiwee, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1977	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Oceanside Marina, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Guaianas, BR	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Barra Mansa, BR	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Chapman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Galena, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Taos, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Searcy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1977	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	43 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1977. 1977 had 625 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	443
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1