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Weather Records on 5 January 1921

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1921. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1921

  • On 5 January 1921, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 37 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 86 daily.
  • Kei Road (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 5 January 1921.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

87 stations
Weather records on 5 January 1921 87 station records on 5 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
87 station records on 5 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.1 mm (2.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PrzhevalskKyrgyzstanRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (CookvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation89.9 mm (3.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
CullendaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.7 C (78.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High SchoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BondiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle JmaiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.6 mm (2.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-34.8 C (-30.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TomagoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BolagamyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BancroftCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records
Records on 5 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 5 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 13Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 24Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 44Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 5 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum13
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum24
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall44
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 January 1921 by timescale Records on 5 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 86. 0255075100all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 86all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 86.
Records on 5 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily86

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1921 Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 10: 5910 to 20: 1220 to 30: 330 to 40: 340 to 50: 150 to 60: 260 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 1059
10 to 2012
20 to 303
30 to 403
40 to 501
50 to 602
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1921
Top 20 records on 5 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1921Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)25 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Pirie (Bos), ZAdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)31 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Springwood Bowling Club, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)30.2 mm (1.2 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Jamberoo (Lorna), AUdaily rain55.1 mm (2.2 in)37.1 mm (1.5 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Cooktown Post Office, AUdaily rain77.2 mm (3.0 in)41.4 mm (1.6 in)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Przhevalsk, KGdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Banff, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Banff, CAdaily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Second Valley (Poolamacca), AUmonthly rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Minto Surrey Street, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville, AUdaily rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)66.5 mm (2.6 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high max6.0 C (42.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1921Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 years17 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 1921
Records on 01-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 87 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 1921. 1921 had 87 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).