Weather Records on 5 January 1936

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1936. Highest significance: Ravensfield, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1936

On 5 January 1936, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 270 daily.
Ravensfield set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 January 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 5 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 5 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 5 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 6, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1936

Top 20 records on 5 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1936	Ravensfield, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Walwa, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Grassmere 1, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Bedford 2 SE, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Wapweelah, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Culpotaro, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Jingellic, AU	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1936	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Teryawynia, AU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1936	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 280 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 25	223
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2