Weather Records on 6 January 1982

1,241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1982. Highest significance: Urgench, UZ.

Key Facts for 6 January 1982

On 6 January 1982, 1,241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,199 daily.
Urgench set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 6 January 1982.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,241 stations

1,241 station records on 6 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Terra Branca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,241 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 259, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 158.

Records on 6 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	259
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	158

Records on 6 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 30, daily 1,199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,066 broken records

Margins by which the 1,066 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1982

Top 20 records on 6 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1982	Urgench, UZ	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1982	Sobolevo, RU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1982	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Ica, RU	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Bend, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Beulah, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Castle Dale, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Redmond AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Vila Terra Branca-Jusante, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Chacon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Alva 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1982	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1982. 1982 had 1,241 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,002
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1