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Weather Records on 6 January 2016

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2016. Highest significance: Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 2016

  • On 6 January 2016, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 183 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 480 daily.
  • Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio set a monthly record daily precipitation of 200.6 mm (7.9 in) on 6 January 2016.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

518 stations
Weather records on 6 January 2016 518 station records on 6 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
518 station records on 6 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation200.6 mm (7.9 in)90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation160.0 mm (6.3 in)89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation125.8 mm (5.0 in)76 of 100 (Major)
Paterson Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation167.6 mm (6.6 in)74 of 100 (Major)
Dungog Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation187.6 mm (7.4 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Williamtown RaafAustraliaRecord daily precipitation225.0 mm (8.9 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation187.8 mm (7.4 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Paterson (Tocal AWS)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation178.6 mm (7.0 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Upper Chichester (Simmonds)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation220.0 mm (8.7 in)66 of 100 (Major)
MoonahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation205.1 mm (8.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Seven Hills (Collins St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Faulconbridge (St Georges CresAustraliaRecord daily precipitation78.9 mm (3.1 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Cooranbong (Avondale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.0 mm (4.7 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation98.6 mm (3.9 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
VirtsuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation178.0 mm (7.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation121.2 mm (4.8 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.8 mm (3.6 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point RoadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation122.8 mm (4.8 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
ElderslieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation94.0 mm (3.7 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation51.1 mm (2.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Somerset)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation94.4 mm (3.7 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Jacksons Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation95.0 mm (3.7 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchs Forest (Frenchs ForestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation129.0 mm (5.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkaba (O'Connors Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.0 mm (3.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta North (Masons DriveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation244.0 mm (9.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulga (Down Town)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.0 mm (3.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandalong (Mandalong Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.0 mm (4.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.6 mm (3.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Duffys Forest (Namba Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation115.0 mm (4.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.0 mm (2.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws HawkesburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Dural (Old Northern Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation108.4 mm (4.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
ShanweiChinaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation78.0 mm (3.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.4 mm (3.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Clarine)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.6 mm (2.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Park (Willandra VillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation96.4 mm (3.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.8 mm (2.4 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.4 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
ViljujskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)45 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.6 mm (2.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Bellevue)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.0 mm (3.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.4 mm (2.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance StoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.0 mm (1.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation158.4 mm (6.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendon Brook (Lilyvale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.6 mm (3.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Watagan CentralAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.8 mm (2.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Milbrodale (Hillsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.2 mm (2.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.0 mm (1.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.2 mm (2.7 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.0 mm (3.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
MiamiUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records
Records on 6 January 2016 by type Records set or tied on 6 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 78Lowest daily maximum: 38Highest daily minimum: 105Lowest daily minimum: 13Heaviest daily rainfall: 269Heaviest daily snowfall: 8Deepest snow cover: 7Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.
Records on 6 January 2016 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum78
Lowest daily maximum38
Highest daily minimum105
Lowest daily minimum13
Heaviest daily rainfall269
Heaviest daily snowfall8
Deepest snow cover7
Records on 6 January 2016 by timescale Records on 6 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 31, daily 480. 0200400600all-time: 7monthly: 31daily: 480all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 31, daily 480.
Records on 6 January 2016 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time7
monthly31
daily480

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 2016 Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 50: 43150 to 100: 35100 to 150: 3150 to 200: 1200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 20 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 January 2016
MarginRecords
0 to 50431
50 to 10035
100 to 1503
150 to 2001
200 to 2500
250 to 3002

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2016
Top 20 records on 6 January 2016 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 January 2016Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUmonthly rain200.6 mm (7.9 in)55.8 mm (2.2 in)120 years90 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 January 2016Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AUmonthly rain160.0 mm (6.3 in)58.4 mm (2.3 in)98 years89 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 January 2016Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AUdaily rain125.8 mm (5.0 in)93.3 mm (3.7 in)88 years76 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Paterson Post Office, AUdaily rain167.6 mm (6.6 in)127.0 mm (5.0 in)80 years74 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Dungog Post Office, AUdaily rain187.6 mm (7.4 in)146.2 mm (5.8 in)74 years72 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Williamtown Raaf, AUmonthly rain225.0 mm (8.9 in)72.0 mm (2.8 in)38 years68 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda), AUmonthly rain187.8 mm (7.4 in)66.1 mm (2.6 in)43 years68 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Paterson (Tocal AWS), AUmonthly rain178.6 mm (7.0 in)82.0 mm (3.2 in)41 years67 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AUdaily rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)45.9 mm (1.8 in)94 years66 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Upper Chichester (Simmonds), AUall-time rain220.0 mm (8.7 in)52.0 mm (2.0 in)13 years66 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Moonah, AUall-time rain205.1 mm (8.1 in)85.1 mm (3.4 in)4 years65 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Seven Hills (Collins St), AUdaily rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)64.0 mm (2.5 in)64 years65 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres, AUdaily rain78.9 mm (3.1 in)55.0 mm (2.2 in)74 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016Cooranbong (Avondale), AUdaily rain120.0 mm (4.7 in)98.4 mm (3.9 in)26 years58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2016Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain98.6 mm (3.9 in)49.8 mm (2.0 in)74 years58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2016Virtsu, EEmonthly rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)53 years58 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2016Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AUdaily rain178.0 mm (7.0 in)144.0 mm (5.7 in)24 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2016Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AUdaily rain121.2 mm (4.8 in)89.0 mm (3.5 in)24 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2016Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AUdaily rain91.8 mm (3.6 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)104 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2016Turramurra (Kissing Point Road, AUdaily rain122.8 mm (4.8 in)96.8 mm (3.8 in)20 years56 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 2016
Records on 01-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2016. 2016 had 518 records. 01,0002,0003,0001803: 11830: 11839: 11845: 11850: 11851: 21853: 11855: 21857: 11858: 11861: 21862: 11863: 21864: 31867: 11868: 11871: 11872: 11873: 41874: 41876: 11877: 21878: 11880: 11881: 41882: 21884: 41885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 91891: 41892: 11893: 21894: 51895: 31896: 61897: 21898: 51899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 31903: 151904: 41905: 191906: 191907: 161908: 201909: 551910: 151911: 461912: 1161913: 321914: 181915: 401916: 971917: 461918: 501919: 441920: 351921: 521922: 1281923: 1111924: 4521925: 441926: 1891927: 2701928: 2151929: 2201930: 3191931: 1421932: 5261933: 3521934: 3791935: 5601936: 3921937: 3571938: 1531939: 3211940: 7461941: 2691942: 4791943: 2911944: 2491945: 8371946: 1,4091947: 3511948: 4931949: 4701950: 9421951: 2071952: 1951953: 7691954: 5051955: 3271956: 4641957: 2731958: 3251959: 7101960: 4341961: 3541962: 7681963: 3821964: 2141965: 7961966: 5771967: 5161968: 8931969: 8401970: 7971971: 1,1601972: 5331973: 6331974: 7561975: 5871976: 5901977: 6251978: 6911979: 1,7821980: 8871981: 7941982: 1,2411983: 1,3561984: 8131985: 1,0961986: 7761987: 8751988: 2,3371989: 1,7681990: 6281991: 1,3861992: 9401993: 1,0191994: 1,3471995: 1,2431996: 1,1721997: 1,1851998: 2,1311999: 1,8942000: 6142001: 1,1132002: 8422003: 9322004: 1,2262005: 1,7302006: 9782007: 1,8822008: 1,4222009: 8902010: 1,5432011: 9942012: 1,2352013: 3502014: 1,5032015: 7252016: 5182017: 1,3162018: 1,2312019: 5062020: 5142021: 3852022: 1,0712023: 5552024: 4812025: 1,1532026: 6551803187218921909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2016. 2016 had 518 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-06 in each year
YearRecords
18031
18301
18391
18451
18501
18512
18531
18552
18571
18581
18612
18621
18632
18643
18671
18681
18711
18721
18734
18744
18761
18772
18781
18801
18814
18822
18844
18852
18862
18871
18883
18891
18909
18914
18921
18932
18945
18953
18966
18972
18985
18994
19001
19015
19023
190315
19044
190519
190619
190716
190820
190955
191015
191146
1912116
191332
191418
191540
191697
191746
191850
191944
192035
192152
1922128
1923111
1924452
192544
1926189
1927270
1928215
1929220
1930319
1931142
1932526
1933352
1934379
1935560
1936392
1937357
1938153
1939321
1940746
1941269
1942479
1943291
1944249
1945837
19461,409
1947351
1948493
1949470
1950942
1951207
1952195
1953769
1954505
1955327
1956464
1957273
1958325
1959710
1960434
1961354
1962768
1963382
1964214
1965796
1966577
1967516
1968893
1969840
1970797
19711,160
1972533
1973633
1974756
1975587
1976590
1977625
1978691
19791,782
1980887
1981794
19821,241
19831,356
1984813
19851,096
1986776
1987875
19882,337
19891,768
1990628
19911,386
1992940
19931,019
19941,347
19951,243
19961,172
19971,185
19982,131
19991,894
2000614
20011,113
2002842
2003932
20041,226
20051,730
2006978
20071,882
20081,422
2009890
20101,543
2011994
20121,235
2013350
20141,503
2015725
2016518
20171,316
20181,231
2019506
2020514
2021385
20221,071
2023555
2024481
20251,153
2026655

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-13).