Weather Records on 5 January 1923

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1923. Highest significance: Surat, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1923

On 5 January 1923, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 97 daily.
Surat set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 5 January 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 5 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1923

Top 20 records on 5 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1923	Surat, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Waitchie, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Stuarts Creek, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Blinman, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Cowell, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Payette, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1923	Geneva, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	19 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 97 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 25	76
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1