Weather Records on 5 January 1940

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1940. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1940

On 5 January 1940, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 641 daily.
Powell Creek set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 5 January 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 5 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spalding (Yakilo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 5 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 5 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1940

Top 20 records on 5 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1940	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Frome Downs, AU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Riverton, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Levan, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Beachport, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Danville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Yacka, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Stirling, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1940	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 654 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 100	544
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1