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Weather Records on 5 January 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1908. Highest significance: Port Hastings, CA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1908

  • On 5 January 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Port Hastings set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 5 January 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1908 12 station records on 5 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 5 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 5 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 5 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 January 1908 by timescale Records on 5 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 5 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1908
Top 12 records on 5 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Sydney, CAdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Tartu, EEdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Galway, IEdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)3.9 cm (1.5 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-9.4 C (15.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.7 C (30.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years6 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 1908
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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: 5172017: 1,0532018: 1,0692019: 4212020: 3952021: 3652022: 6942023: 6812024: 4582025: 6081795187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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
2016517
20171,053
20181,069
2019421
2020395
2021365
2022694
2023681
2024458
2025608

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).