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Weather Records on 5 January 1906

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1906. Highest significance: Putten (Gld), NL.

Key Facts for 5 January 1906

  • On 5 January 1906, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Putten (Gld) set a daily record precipitation of 14.9 mm (0.6 in) on 5 January 1906.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1906 15 station records on 5 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 5 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.0 C (113.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 5 January 1906 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 January 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 January 1906 by timescale Records on 5 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 5 January 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1906 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.9. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 71 to 2: 02 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 15 to 6: 16 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 17
1 to 20
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 51
5 to 61
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1906
Top 15 records on 5 January 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1906Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Vastervik, SEdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max45.0 C (113.0 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Sydney, CAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Stockholm, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Uccle, BEdaily high max11.9 C (53.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Uccle, BEdaily high min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie32 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Oxford, GBdaily high min (Tie)7.6 C (45.7 F)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Brome, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906Truro, CAdaily high min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1906St John's, CAdaily high max (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie0 years0 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 1906
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1906. 1906 had 15 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 1906. 1906 had 15 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).