Weather Records on 5 January 1939

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1939. Highest significance: Long Lake Dam, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1939

On 5 January 1939, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
522 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 722 daily.
Long Lake Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 January 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 5 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1939

Top 20 records on 5 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1939	Long Lake Dam, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Merrill, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1939	Shawinigan, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Decatur, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Carson City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Southern Pines 2 W, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Grimes Pass 6 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Grand River Lock, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Golconda River, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Batesville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Burnett 3 S, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	0 years	28 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 736 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	568
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1