Weather Records on 5 January 1925

110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1925. Highest significance: Broken Bow 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1925

On 5 January 1925, 110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 109 daily.
Broken Bow 2 W set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 January 1925.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

110 stations

110 station records on 5 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

110 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1925

Top 20 records on 5 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1925	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1925	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1925	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1925	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1925	Princeton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 110 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	85
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2