Weather Records on 5 January 1934

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1934. Highest significance: Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1934

On 5 January 1934, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 291 daily.
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale) set a daily record precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 5 January 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 5 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1934

Top 20 records on 5 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1934	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1934	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1934	Dras, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1934	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1934	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1934	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Lambertville River, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Quakertown, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Ephrata, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Darlington, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Carlisle, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1934	Gumri, AM	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	0 years	20 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 294 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	225
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1