Weather Records on 5 January 1943

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1943. Highest significance: Harihar, IN.

Key Facts for 5 January 1943

On 5 January 1943, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 341 daily.
Harihar set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 5 January 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 5 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1943

Top 20 records on 5 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1943	Harihar, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Kiev, UA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Davangire, IN	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Nainital, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Kangra, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Chittur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Palghat, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Shahjahanpur, IN	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1943	Channagiri, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1943	Idaho City, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 355 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	329
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1