Weather Records on 6 January 1986

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1986. Highest significance: Bolsoy Santar, RU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1986

On 6 January 1986, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 741 daily.
Bolsoy Santar set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 6 January 1986.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 6 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Inland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilhelmshaven	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
May 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 226.

Records on 6 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	226

Records on 6 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 26, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1986

Top 20 records on 6 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1986	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Sherman, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Ibertioga, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Warffum, NL	all-time snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Plevna, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Long Falls Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Port Inland, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Cristais, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Sao Jose da Bela Vista, BR	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1986	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1986. 1986 had 776 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	470
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	3