Weather Records on 6 January 1988

2,337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1988. Highest significance: Highmarket 2W, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1988

On 6 January 1988, 2,337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 942 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 2,200 daily.
Highmarket 2W set an all-time record daily snowfall of 120.7 cm (47.5 in) on 6 January 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 6 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	120.7 cm (47.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greenbrier	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Snyder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norcross	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion de Diaz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas de Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mwinilunga	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andradina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,337 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 661, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 281, Heaviest daily rainfall 474, Heaviest daily snowfall 309, Deepest snow cover 191.

Records on 6 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	661
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	281
Heaviest daily rainfall	474
Heaviest daily snowfall	309
Deepest snow cover	191

Records on 6 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 114, daily 2,200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,938 broken records

Margins by which the 1,938 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 293.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1988

Top 20 records on 6 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1988	Highmarket 2W, US	all-time snowfall	120.7 cm (47.5 in)	29.3 cm (11.5 in)	62 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 January 1988	Greenbrier, US	all-time snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Clarendon, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Highmarket 2W, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Lindsay 2 W, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Snyder, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Norcross, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Fulton 3 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1988	Greenbrier, US	all-time snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Coronel Macedo, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Waynoka, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Olofstrom, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Healdton 3 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Anthony, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Encarnacion de Diaz, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Scottsboro, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Callao, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1988	Mc Lean, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1988	Wellington, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1988	Oxelosund, SE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1988. 1988 had 2,337 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	1,734
50 to 100	140
100 to 150	45
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2