Weather Records on 5 January 1916

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1916. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1916

On 5 January 1916, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 95 daily.
Toronto set a daily record high minimum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 5 January 1916.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 5 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Corrong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 January 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1916

Top 20 records on 5 January 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Panban, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Washington, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Owen Sound, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Hallett, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1916	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38 years	15 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 95 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-05 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	50
3 to 5	15
5 to 8	6
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	2