Weather Records on 6 January 1984

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1984. Highest significance: Richland, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1984

On 6 January 1984, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
617 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 793 daily.
Richland set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 6 January 1984.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 6 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 388, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 6 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	388
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 6 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1984

Top 20 records on 6 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1984	Elandshoek, ZA	all-time rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Clutha Station, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Callao, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Greeley, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Caballo Dam, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Dolisie, CG	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Alice Downs, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Clearwater, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Solon Springs, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1984	Kurgan, RU	daily high min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1984	Lakin, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1984	Hinckley, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1984	Bethany, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1984. 1984 had 813 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 100	589
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1