Weather Records on 5 January 1957

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1957. Highest significance: Grand Junction Walker Fld, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1957

On 5 January 1957, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 264 daily.
Grand Junction Walker Fld set a daily record snowfall of 14.2 cm (5.6 in) on 5 January 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 5 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1957

Top 20 records on 5 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily high max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Shoshone, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1957	Lebanon 2W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Armagh, GB	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Riachao Do Jacuipe, BR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Le Bourget, FR	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Ocean Falls, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	West Souburg, NL	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1957	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	55 years	26 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 276 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 20	198
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2