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Weather Records on 5 January 1909

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1909. Highest significance: Yan Yean, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1909

  • On 5 January 1909, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 23 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
  • Yan Yean set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 5 January 1909.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

52 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1909 52 station records on 5 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
52 station records on 5 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
PatersonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation45.6 mm (1.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records
Records on 5 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 25. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.
Records on 5 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 January 1909 by timescale Records on 5 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 51all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.
Records on 5 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily51

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1909 Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 315 to 10: 510 to 15: 615 to 20: 220 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 531
5 to 105
10 to 156
15 to 202
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1909
Top 20 records on 5 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1909Yan Yean, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 years33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Berrybank, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)9 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)2 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Dalhousie, CAmonthly high max11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Paterson, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)11 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Southampton, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Gospic, HRdaily rain45.6 mm (1.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Stratford, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1909Washington, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)14 years15 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 1909
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 52 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 1909. 1909 had 52 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).