Weather Records on 6 January 2003

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2003. Highest significance: Macedon Lock E30, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 2003

On 6 January 2003, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 898 daily.
Macedon Lock E30 set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 6 January 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 6 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Boca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cabezones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuarto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 6 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 6 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2003

Top 20 records on 6 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2003	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2003	Topo Chico, MX	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2003	Allende, MX	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Santa Catarina, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	El Cerrito, MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	La Boca, MX	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Baise, CN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Skagway, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Presa la Concepcion, MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Cabezones, MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Hechi, CN	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Camacho, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2003	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	93 years	47 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2003. 2003 had 932 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 2003-01-06: 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 20	650
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	6