Weather Records on 6 January 2019

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 2019. Highest significance: Pointe Noire, CG.

Key Facts for 6 January 2019

On 6 January 2019, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 503 daily.
Pointe Noire set a daily record precipitation of 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 6 January 2019.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 6 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts	Cayman Islands [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinatuan	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savusavu Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hite Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trinity Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dollarhide Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arches Np Hqs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Css Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hudson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 2019

Top 20 records on 6 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 2019	Pointe Noire, CG	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2019	Dulan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2019	Alpine, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Berkeley, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Roberts, KY	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Redwood City, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Merced, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Coldwater, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Hinatuan, PH	all-time high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Franklin, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Squaw Flat, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Savusavu Airfield, FJ	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Quartzsite, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2019	Marshall, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2019. 2019 had 506 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 2026-10-17 (17 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	370
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2