Weather Records on 5 January 1967

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1967. Highest significance: Medicine Hat A, CA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1967

On 5 January 1967, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 535 daily.
Medicine Hat A set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 5 January 1967.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 5 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Consul	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 5 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 5 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1967

Top 20 records on 5 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1967	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1967	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1967	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1967	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Bowraville (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1967	Toolamba, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	45 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 545 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	405
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1