Weather Records on 5 January 1929

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1929. Highest significance: Brookville, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1929

On 5 January 1929, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 298 daily.
Brookville set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 5 January 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 5 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1929

Top 20 records on 5 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1929	Brookville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Dubuque River, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Corning, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Kansas City, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Arthur City, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Sigourney, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Waco, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Independence, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Mena, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1929	Galva, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 308 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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Data for records on 1929-01-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	262
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2