Weather Records on 10 January 2006

978 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 2006. Highest significance: Coodardy, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 2006

On 10 January 2006, 978 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 947 daily.
Coodardy set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 10 January 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

978 stations

978 station records on 10 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.5 mm (9.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

978 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 10 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 10 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 23, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 2006

Top 20 records on 10 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2006	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2006	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2006	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2006	Cossack, AU	monthly rain	243.5 mm (9.6 in)	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2006	Millstream, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2006	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2006	Dampier Salt, AU	all-time rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Leonora, AU	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Pyramid Station, AU	daily rain	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Toledo FAA AP, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Cue, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Wondinong, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Sabancuy, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Riverina, AU	monthly rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Ebor (Maplewood), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2006	Moscow U of I, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	73 years	48 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

1799 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2006. 2006 had 978 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 50	731
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1