Weather Records on 5 January 1959

1,043 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1959. Highest significance: Wingham (Lanark Close), AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1959

On 5 January 1959, 1,043 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 769 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Wingham (Lanark Close) set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 5 January 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,043 stations

1,043 station records on 5 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Kbkr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,043 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 414, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 355, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 5 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	414
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	355
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 5 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1959

Top 20 records on 5 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1959	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Kundahit, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Ukiah, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Baker Kbkr, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Virden, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1959	Forest Grove, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1959	Madras, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1959	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1959	Polis, CY	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1959	Payette, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	49 years	33 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 1,043 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 25	772
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1