Weather Records on 5 January 1953

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1953. Highest significance: Shahpura, IN.

Key Facts for 5 January 1953

On 5 January 1953, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 277 daily.
Shahpura set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 5 January 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 5 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	262.0 cm (103.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (McLeod Prison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1953

Top 20 records on 5 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1953	Shahpura, IN	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1953	Sawar, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Klintonel, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Tallering, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Tallebung (Vermont Hill), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Anjar, IN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Gangapur Sahara, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1953	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1953	Khachrod, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1953	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1953	Gogeldrie, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	32 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 291 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	210
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1