Weather Records on 6 January 2002

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2002. Highest significance: Smiths Basin, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 2002

On 6 January 2002, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 812 daily.
Smiths Basin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 6 January 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 6 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanzhong	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aldama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coquille City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 6 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 6 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2002

Top 20 records on 6 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2002	Smiths Basin, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2002	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Francis E Walter Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Port Orford #2, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Langlois #2, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Trenton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Tazewell, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Millersburg, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Beavertown 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Brackettville, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Quilcene 2 SW, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Charlevoix, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Louisburg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2002	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	42 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2002. 2002 had 842 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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Data for records on 2002-01-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	630
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1