Weather Records on 5 January 1928

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1928. Highest significance: Middleton (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1928

On 5 January 1928, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 112 daily.
Middleton (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 5 January 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 5 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1928

Top 20 records on 5 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1928	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1928	Stony Creek, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Skjak, NO	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Point Amour, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Tuscumbia, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Oxford, GB	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1928	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 112 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 50	82
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1