Weather Records on 5 January 1964

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1964. Highest significance: Milha, BR.

Key Facts for 5 January 1964

On 5 January 1964, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 188 daily.
Milha set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 5 January 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 5 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Cora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Acarape Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes (Itaretama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caraubas (Caraibeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 5 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 5 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1964

Top 20 records on 5 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1964	Milha, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Cerro Cora, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Florania, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Barra de Santa Rosa, BR	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Boqueirao Pedras Brancas, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Pau Dos Ferros, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Canudos, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1964	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1964	Kyelong Obsy, IN	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1964	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1964	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1964	Acude Acarape Do Meio, BR	monthly rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1964	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1964	Lajes (Itaretama), BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	28 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 191 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	126
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1