Weather Records on 5 January 1944

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1944. Highest significance: Roldal, NO.

Key Facts for 5 January 1944

On 5 January 1944, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 253 daily.
Roldal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.4 mm (5.2 in) on 5 January 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 5 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Beach (Compton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1944

Top 20 records on 5 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1944	Roldal, NO	all-time rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1944	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Evandale (Ridgeside), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Old Beach (Compton), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Maristova, NO	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Nimach, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Bakani (Rallai), IN	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1944	Iklera(Aklera), IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 274 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 20	186
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1