Weather Records on 5 January 1941

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1941. Highest significance: Brewarrina Hospital, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1941

On 5 January 1941, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 263 daily.
Brewarrina Hospital set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 5 January 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 5 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 6, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1941

Top 20 records on 5 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1941	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Weribone, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Windsor Kings College, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Drevja, NO	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Surat, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Glentana, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Amby, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1941	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1941	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	33 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 276 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	217
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2