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Weather Records on 5 January 1904

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1904. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1904

  • On 5 January 1904, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record low minimum temperature of -23.3 C (-9.9 F) on 5 January 1904.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1904 24 station records on 5 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 5 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-32.2 C (-26.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 5 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 15Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 5 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum15
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 January 1904 by timescale Records on 5 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 5 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1904 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 92 to 4: 34 to 6: 76 to 8: 28 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 29
2 to 43
4 to 67
6 to 82
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1904
Top 20 records on 5 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1904Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)9.4 C (16.9 F)43 years36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1904World Trade Ctr, USdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Mantova, ITdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Sydney, CAdaily low min-21.1 C (-6.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Philadelphia City, USdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Woodstock, CAdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily low min-27.2 C (-17.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max-10.6 C (12.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Trenton 2, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Peterborough, CAdaily low min-32.2 C (-26.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Buffalo, USdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min-30.0 C (-22.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Concord, USdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Sydney, CAdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Portland, USdaily low min-22.8 C (-9.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1904Toronto, CAdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)

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 1904
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 24 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21803: 21838: 11850: 11853: 11855: 21857: 11860: 21861: 21862: 11863: 11864: 31869: 21870: 11871: 11872: 21873: 51874: 11875: 11878: 11879: 11881: 11882: 11883: 21884: 21886: 31887: 11888: 21889: 41890: 21891: 51892: 51894: 101895: 71896: 21897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 41901: 61902: 141903: 91904: 241905: 91906: 151907: 71908: 121909: 521910: 211911: 271912: 541913: 191914: 341915: 211916: 951917: 591918: 411919: 531920: 1221921: 871922: 1601923: 971924: 4081925: 1101926: 3281927: 4171928: 1121929: 3081930: 2031931: 1761932: 3701933: 2411934: 2941935: 7551936: 2801937: 2381938: 2001939: 7361940: 6541941: 2761942: 8281943: 3551944: 2741945: 5711946: 1,2181947: 4961948: 5371949: 9481950: 1,4001951: 2001952: 3451953: 2911954: 3891955: 7701956: 6991957: 2761958: 5061959: 1,0431960: 4631961: 3051962: 3591963: 3401964: 1911965: 4881966: 6071967: 5451968: 1,0371969: 8441970: 4631971: 1,3551972: 6951973: 5661974: 9861975: 3381976: 7441977: 6131978: 6721979: 1,7811980: 9971981: 1,1361982: 1,7871983: 9291984: 1,1631985: 9701986: 8561987: 1,0311988: 1,3891989: 1,4631990: 4711991: 1,4091992: 1,0011993: 1,6041994: 1,4811995: 9561996: 1,0841997: 2,2541998: 1,4261999: 2,4432000: 7862001: 1,2512002: 8332003: 7602004: 1,7312005: 1,9472006: 8132007: 1,8442008: 1,1142009: 6712010: 1,3862011: 6202012: 1,3072013: 5012014: 7462015: 6522016: 5162017: 1,0532018: 1,0752019: 4222020: 3952021: 3662022: 7002023: 6832024: 4582025: 6072026: 7361795187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-05 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18032
18381
18501
18531
18552
18571
18602
18612
18621
18631
18643
18692
18701
18711
18722
18735
18741
18751
18781
18791
18811
18821
18832
18842
18863
18871
18882
18894
18902
18915
18925
189410
18957
18962
18972
18985
18999
19004
19016
190214
19039
190424
19059
190615
19077
190812
190952
191021
191127
191254
191319
191434
191521
191695
191759
191841
191953
1920122
192187
1922160
192397
1924408
1925110
1926328
1927417
1928112
1929308
1930203
1931176
1932370
1933241
1934294
1935755
1936280
1937238
1938200
1939736
1940654
1941276
1942828
1943355
1944274
1945571
19461,218
1947496
1948537
1949948
19501,400
1951200
1952345
1953291
1954389
1955770
1956699
1957276
1958506
19591,043
1960463
1961305
1962359
1963340
1964191
1965488
1966607
1967545
19681,037
1969844
1970463
19711,355
1972695
1973566
1974986
1975338
1976744
1977613
1978672
19791,781
1980997
19811,136
19821,787
1983929
19841,163
1985970
1986856
19871,031
19881,389
19891,463
1990471
19911,409
19921,001
19931,604
19941,481
1995956
19961,084
19972,254
19981,426
19992,443
2000786
20011,251
2002833
2003760
20041,731
20051,947
2006813
20071,844
20081,114
2009671
20101,386
2011620
20121,307
2013501
2014746
2015652
2016516
20171,053
20181,075
2019422
2020395
2021366
2022700
2023683
2024458
2025607
2026736

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).