Weather Records on 5 January 1910
21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1910. Highest significance: Port Arthur, CA.
Key Facts for 5 January 1910
- On 5 January 1910, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 3 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
- Port Arthur set a daily record snowfall of 11.9 cm (4.7 in) on 5 January 1910.
- Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.
Record Map
21 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Arthur | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 11.9 cm (4.7 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record low maximum temperature | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Arthur | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -18.9 C (-2.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sacramento 5 ESE | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -2.2 C (28.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cooma Lambie Street | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Holmogadd A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Little Rock St Capitol | United States | Record daily snowfall | 4.1 cm (1.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Queanbeyan Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record low maximum temperature | 15.7 C (60.3 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -26.7 C (-16.1 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vestervig | Denmark | Record high maximum temperature | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Perth Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vestervig | Denmark | Record high minimum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Riva | Italy | Record high maximum temperature | 9.9 C (49.8 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concord | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -12.2 C (10.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brome | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
21 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 2 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 5 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 4 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 5 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 4 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 21 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
17 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 15 |
| 10 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 40 | 1 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 70 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
5 January 1910| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 1910 | Port Arthur, CA | daily snowfall | 11.9 cm (4.7 in) | 6.8 cm (2.7 in) | 8 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Hambantota, LK | daily low max | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 40 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Port Arthur, CA | daily rain | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 8 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | San Diego Wbo, US | daily low min | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 23 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Santa Fe, US | daily low max | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 15 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Santa Fe, US | daily low min | -18.9 C (-2.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 31 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Sacramento 5 ESE, US | daily low min | -2.2 C (28.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 31 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Cooma Lambie Street, AU | daily rain | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Holmogadd A, SE | daily rain | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Little Rock St Capitol, US | daily snowfall | 4.1 cm (1.6 in) | 3.6 cm (1.4 in) | 8 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 1.7 mm (0.07 in) | 8 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily low max | 15.7 C (60.3 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 8 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | San Diego Wbo, US | daily low max | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 3 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Anticosti SW Point, CA | daily low min | -26.7 C (-16.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 4 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Vestervig, DK | daily high max | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 8 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Perth Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 2 years | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Vestervig, DK | daily high min | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 0 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Riva, IT | daily high max (Tie) | 9.9 C (49.8 F) | tie | 27 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Concord, US | daily low max (Tie) | -12.2 C (10.0 F) | tie | 13 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 January 1910 | Brome, CA | daily snowfall (Tie) | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | tie | 12 years | 1 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 1910| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).