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Weather Records on 5 January 1915

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1915. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 5 January 1915

  • On 5 January 1915, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 10.0 cm (3.9 in) on 5 January 1915.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1915 21 station records on 5 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 5 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-40.8 C (-41.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 5 January 1915 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 5 January 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 5 January 1915 by timescale Records on 5 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 5 January 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1915 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1915
Top 20 records on 5 January 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1915Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)50 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Barkly East, ZAdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)26 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Pinsk, BYdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Vasilevici, BYmonthly rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Gorki, BYdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Vilnius, LTdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low min-40.8 C (-41.4 F)8.2 C (14.8 F)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Halifax, CAdaily low min-22.8 C (-9.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Nicosia, CYdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Port Arthur, CAdaily high min-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Orebro, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Concordia ASOS, USdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Georgetown Post Office, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Port Arthur, CAdaily high max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Minnedosa, CAdaily high min (Tie)-7.8 C (18.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1915Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain (Tie)14.8 mm (0.6 in)tie12 years1 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 1915
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1915. 1915 had 21 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 1915. 1915 had 21 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).