Weather Records on 6 January 1997

1,185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1997. Highest significance: Elk, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1997

On 6 January 1997, 1,185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Elk set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 6 January 1997.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,185 stations

1,185 station records on 6 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aleman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seney Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,185 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 206.

Records on 6 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	206

Records on 6 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 66, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1997

Top 20 records on 6 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1997	Elk, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 January 1997	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1997	Maple City 1E, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1997	Cavern City AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1997	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Ishinomaki, JP	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Nogales 6 N, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Usina Barbacena, BR	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Hinckley, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Winston, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Springer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Faulkton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Ellendale, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Litchfield, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	48 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1997. 1997 had 1,185 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	838
100 to 200	59
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1