Weather Records on 6 January 2004

1,226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2004. Highest significance: Wandagee, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 2004

On 6 January 2004, 1,226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 454 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,185 daily.
Wandagee set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 6 January 2004.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,226 stations

1,226 station records on 6 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Gil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,226 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 6 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 6 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2004

Top 20 records on 6 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2004	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2004	Ella Valla, AU	all-time rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2004	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2004	Chelsea, AU	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2004	Lista Fyr, NO	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Elkhorn, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Yathroo, AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Finca Chayabe, MX	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Bonnie Doon, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Millston, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Golconda, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Forks 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2004	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	58 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2004. 2004 had 1,226 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 100	964
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1