Weather Records on 6 January 2012

1,235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2012. Highest significance: Tonsina, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 2012

On 6 January 2012, 1,235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,060 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,169 daily.
Tonsina set a daily record snowfall of 27.2 cm (10.7 in) on 6 January 2012.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,235 stations

1,235 station records on 6 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,235 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 815, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	815
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 1,169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 373.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2012

Top 20 records on 6 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2012	Polis, CY	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Turtle Lake, US	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Ellendale, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	111 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Mellette 4 W, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Canby, US	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Long Prairie, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Cannery Creek, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Gundy (Miller St), AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Allerton, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Tekamah, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Tonsina, US	all-time snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	47 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2012. 2012 had 1,235 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 2026-10-14 (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 50	993
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2