Weather Records on 5 January 1961

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1961. Highest significance: Newton Rigg, GB.

Key Facts for 5 January 1961

On 5 January 1961, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 289 daily.
Newton Rigg set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 5 January 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 5 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 5 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 5 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 6, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1961

Top 20 records on 5 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1961	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1961	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1961	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1961	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1961	Summerland Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1961	Livermore, US	all-time low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1961	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Ridgway, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Madera, US	all-time low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Brookville FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1961	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 305 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 50	227
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1