Weather Records on 12 January 2006

1,117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2006. Highest significance: Manarra, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 2006

On 12 January 2006, 1,117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
713 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,083 daily.
Manarra set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 January 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,117 stations

1,117 station records on 12 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Highfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pindawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.7 C (-48.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.5 C (-60.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheetham Flats (Jundas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pindar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-50.4 C (-58.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.8 C (-64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glamoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,117 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 437, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	437
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 19, daily 1,083.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2006

Top 20 records on 12 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2006	Manarra, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Manfred, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Yuin, AU	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Maya, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Fairfield, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2006	Buntine East, AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Strawberry North, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Ytiniche, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	South Holmwood, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Highfields, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Perangery, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Mount Farmer, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2006	Minaru, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	53 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

1794 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,117 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	901
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1