Weather Records on 5 January 1949

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1949. Highest significance: Ashville 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1949

On 5 January 1949, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 881 daily.
Ashville 4 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 5 January 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 5 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 263, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 5 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	263
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 5 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 54, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1949

Top 20 records on 5 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1949	Ashville 4 W, US	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Valley Head, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Columbus, US	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Okolona, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Rock Island 2 NW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Gadsden, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Oneonta, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Charleston, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	La Rue, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Cambridge City 3 N, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1949	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	47 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 948 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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Data for records on 1949-01-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	765
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2