Weather Records on 1 January 2006

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2006. Highest significance: Nundroo, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 2006

On 1 January 2006, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
800 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,129 daily.
Nundroo set a daily record precipitation of 50.4 mm (2.0 in) on 1 January 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 1 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corcoran Irrig Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong University	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview 8N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kwinana Bp Refinery	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 461, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	461
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 42, daily 1,129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2006

Top 20 records on 1 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2006	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2006	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2006	Warburton Airfield, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Five Points 5 SSW, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Cook, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Buttonwillow, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Hurbanovo, SK	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Nullarbor, AU	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Rye Patch Dam, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Capitan, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Morro Bay Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2006	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	41 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

1798 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2006. 2006 had 1,184 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	884
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1