Weather Records on 6 January 2015

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2015. Highest significance: Washta, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 2015

On 6 January 2015, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 710 daily.
Washta set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 6 January 2015.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 6 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.5 cm (24.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Afyon	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 6 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 6 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2015

Top 20 records on 6 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2015	Washta, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	105 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2015	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2015	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2015	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2015	St Marys 3 W, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Brewerton Lock 23, US	daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Pella 1S, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	62.5 cm (24.6 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Iowa City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2015	Afyon, TR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 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

1803 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2015. 2015 had 725 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	579
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1