Weather Records on 6 January 2005

1,730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2005. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 6 January 2005

On 6 January 2005, 1,730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
580 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,681 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record precipitation of 105.5 mm (4.2 in) on 6 January 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,730 stations

1,730 station records on 6 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,730 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 335, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 616, Heaviest daily snowfall 354, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 6 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	335
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	616
Heaviest daily snowfall	354
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 6 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 1,681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,410 broken records

Margins by which the 1,410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2005

Top 20 records on 6 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2005	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	103 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Marysville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	112 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Le Roy, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Corning, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Natrona Lock 4, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Greenfield, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2005	New Lexington 2 NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2005. 2005 had 1,730 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,217
50 to 100	147
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1