Weather Records on 5 January 1930

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1930. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1930

On 5 January 1930, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 202 daily.
Coen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 5 January 1930.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 5 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1930

Top 20 records on 5 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1930	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Masset Airport, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Timovskoe, RU	daily low min	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	St George, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Parnu, EE	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Battle Mtn, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Green Bay, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Chilliwack, CA	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1930	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	31 years	16 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 203 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 20	160
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1