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Weather Records on 5 January 1911

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1911. Highest significance: Forbes (Camp Street), AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1911

  • On 5 January 1911, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Forbes (Camp Street) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 5 January 1911.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1911 27 station records on 5 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 5 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
YammaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 5 January 1911 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 5 January 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 January 1911 by timescale Records on 5 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 5 January 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1911 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1911
Top 20 records on 5 January 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Springbok, ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Conargo (Willurah), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Hamilton, CAdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Hill End Post Office, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Yamma, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Sterling, ZAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Parry Sound, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Bjuraker, SEdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Parry Sound, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)1.1 cm (0.4 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Jansenville, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Vastervik, SEdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1911Burrawang South Station, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)17 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 1911
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 27 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 1911. 1911 had 27 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).