Weather Records on 5 January 1952

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1952. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1952

On 5 January 1952, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 339 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 5 January 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 5 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 5 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 5 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1952

Top 20 records on 5 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Walpa (Danyo), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Veitch, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Springfield, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Aberfeldy, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Kentville Cda, CA	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Redbank, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Fort William, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1952	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	37 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 345 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	280
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1