Weather Records on 6 January 2006

978 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2006. Highest significance: Teriberka, RU.

Key Facts for 6 January 2006

On 6 January 2006, 978 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
646 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 940 daily.
Teriberka set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 4.3 C (39.7 F) on 6 January 2006.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

978 stations

978 station records on 6 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan Salinas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Brydone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

978 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 398, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	398
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2006

Top 20 records on 6 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2006	Teriberka, RU	monthly high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Menzies, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Inhambane, MZ	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Zapotitlan Salinas (Smn), MX	all-time low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Meade, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Las Animas, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Riverina, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Wellingrove (Brydone), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Maryland, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Aspendell, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2006	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2006. 2006 had 978 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 2026-10-17 (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	729
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1