Weather Records on 5 January 2005

1,947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2005. Highest significance: Winfield 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 2005

On 5 January 2005, 1,947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
762 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,829 daily.
Winfield 3NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 5 January 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,947 stations

1,947 station records on 5 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vienna 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Soudan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,947 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 476, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 719, Heaviest daily snowfall 271, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 5 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	476
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	719
Heaviest daily snowfall	271
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 5 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 116, daily 1,829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,600 broken records

Margins by which the 1,600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2005

Top 20 records on 5 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2005	Winfield 3NE, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 2005	Marion, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 2005	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 2005	Woodward, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Eldon, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Lebo, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Newton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Hermann, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Lockwood, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Newport, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Miami, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Enid, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Armour, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Okeene, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2005	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,947 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	1,476
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1