Weather Records on 7 January 2006

1,164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2006. Highest significance: Dobra Scritia, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 2006

On 7 January 2006, 1,164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
615 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,110 daily.
Dobra Scritia set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 7 January 2006.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,164 stations

1,164 station records on 7 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Dairyville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eungai Creek (Southbank Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,164 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 248, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	248
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 36, daily 1,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

885 broken records

Margins by which the 885 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2006

Top 20 records on 7 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2006	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2006	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Glenreagh Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Upper Orara (Dairyville), AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Manfred, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	monthly high min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Bullfinch, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Maryland, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	134 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Eungai Creek (Southbank Road), AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2006	Teriberka, RU	daily high min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	104 years	44 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

1826 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2006. 2006 had 1,164 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 2006-01-07: 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 2026-10-17 (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	845
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4