Weather Records on 5 January 1956

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1956. Highest significance: Annapolis Royal, CA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1956

On 5 January 1956, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 653 daily.
Annapolis Royal set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 5 January 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 5 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 375, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	375
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1956

Top 20 records on 5 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1956	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Digby, CA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Parrsboro, CA	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Kentville Cda, CA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Andenes, NO	all-time rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Moncton, CA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Springfield, CA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Leribe, LS	all-time rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Golden A, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	St Andrews, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1956	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 699 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	538
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1