Weather Records on 5 January 1966

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1966. Highest significance: Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1966

On 5 January 1966, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 597 daily.
Ingwavuma (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.0 mm (7.8 in) on 5 January 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 5 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	253.7 mm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	183.0 cm (72.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 5 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 5 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1966

Top 20 records on 5 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1966	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1966	Kentfield, US	all-time rain	253.7 mm (10.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	183.0 cm (72.0 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Jaguarari, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Gogri, IN	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Big Sandy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Outlook, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Yreka, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Mongpoo, IN	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	8.6 C (15.5 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1966	Browning, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 years	41 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 607 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 200	516
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1