Weather Records on 5 January 1954

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1954. Highest significance: Sirkali, IN.

Key Facts for 5 January 1954

On 5 January 1954, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 382 daily.
Sirkali set a daily record precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 5 January 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 5 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1954

Top 20 records on 5 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1954	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1954	Gaspe, CA	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Lost River, CA	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Angola, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1954	Gaspe, CA	all-time snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Milnes Landing, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Coimbatore, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Allegan 5NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1954	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	31 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 389 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 50	295
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1