Weather Records on 6 January 2011

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2011. Highest significance: Walterhall, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 2011

On 6 January 2011, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 965 daily.
Walterhall set a daily record precipitation of 110.6 mm (4.4 in) on 6 January 2011.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 6 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vermeulen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lidsdale (Maddox Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 534, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 6 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	534
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 6 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2011

Top 20 records on 6 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2011	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	111 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2011	Merredin, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2011	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2011	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Yoongarillup, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Codg Codgen, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Hines Hill, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Walpole Forestry, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Westonia, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Walpole, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2011	Jarrahwood, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2011. 2011 had 994 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2011-01-06: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	838
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1