Weather Records on 5 January 1920

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1920. Highest significance: Bowral Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1920

On 5 January 1920, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 120 daily.
Bowral Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 5 January 1920.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 5 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1920

Top 20 records on 5 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1920	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1920	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1920	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	26 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 122 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 20	86
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2