Weather Records on 5 January 1988

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1988. Highest significance: Blackfoot Fire Dept, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1988

On 5 January 1988, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
498 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 115 monthly and 1,269 daily.
Blackfoot Fire Dept set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 5 January 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 5 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kawaihapai 841	United States	Record daily precipitation	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peranga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogeveen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muyinga	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 5 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 5 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 115, daily 1,269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,142 broken records

Margins by which the 1,142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1988

Top 20 records on 5 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1988	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 1988	Kawaihapai 841, US	all-time rain	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1988	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1988	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1988	Leeuwarden_1, NL	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Den Helder-1, NL	monthly rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Scheveningen, NL	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Lawton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Hoofddorp, NL	monthly rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Valkenburg-1, NL	monthly rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Kreileroord, NL	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1988	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 1,389 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1838	1
1850	1
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1860	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	3
1869	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	5
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	5
1892	5
1894	10
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	4
1901	6
1902	14
1903	9
1904	24
1905	9
1906	15
1907	7
1908	12
1909	52
1910	21
1911	27
1912	54
1913	19
1914	34
1915	21
1916	95
1917	59
1918	41
1919	53
1920	122
1921	87
1922	160
1923	97
1924	408
1925	110
1926	328
1927	417
1928	112
1929	308
1930	203
1931	176
1932	370
1933	241
1934	294
1935	755
1936	280
1937	238
1938	200
1939	736
1940	654
1941	276
1942	828
1943	355
1944	274
1945	571
1946	1,218
1947	496
1948	537
1949	948
1950	1,400
1951	200
1952	345
1953	291
1954	389
1955	770
1956	699
1957	276
1958	506
1959	1,043
1960	463
1961	305
1962	359
1963	340
1964	191
1965	488
1966	607
1967	545
1968	1,037
1969	844
1970	463
1971	1,355
1972	695
1973	566
1974	986
1975	338
1976	744
1977	613
1978	672
1979	1,781
1980	997
1981	1,136
1982	1,787
1983	929
1984	1,163
1985	970
1986	856
1987	1,031
1988	1,389
1989	1,463
1990	471
1991	1,409
1992	1,001
1993	1,604
1994	1,481
1995	956
1996	1,084
1997	2,254
1998	1,426
1999	2,443
2000	786
2001	1,251
2002	833
2003	760
2004	1,731
2005	1,947
2006	813
2007	1,844
2008	1,114
2009	671
2010	1,386
2011	620
2012	1,307
2013	501
2014	746
2015	652
2016	516
2017	1,053
2018	1,075
2019	422
2020	395
2021	366
2022	700
2023	683
2024	458
2025	607
2026	736

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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	1,084
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2