Weather Records on 6 January 2018

1,231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2018. Highest significance: Logrono-Agoncillo, ES.

Key Facts for 6 January 2018

On 6 January 2018, 1,231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 633 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,217 daily.
Logrono-Agoncillo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.7 mm (2.0 in) on 6 January 2018.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,231 stations

1,231 station records on 6 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,231 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 415, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 6 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	415
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 6 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 1,217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 253.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2018

Top 20 records on 6 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2018	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2018	Xiamen, CN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2018	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Fuzhou, CN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Batavia, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Pamplona (Observatorio), ES	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Beaver Is, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Salekhard, RU	monthly high min	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Darwin River Dam, AU	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Santander Cmt, ES	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Elsinore, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Gaylord, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Tejon Rancho, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	121 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	W Pt, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	121 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	40.5 C (104.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	131 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2018	Yreka, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	116 years	45 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2018. 2018 had 1,231 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 50	984
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1