Weather Records on 5 January 1974

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1974. Highest significance: St George, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1974

On 5 January 1974, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 958 daily.
St George set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 5 January 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 5 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St George	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Victorville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayrung (Malvern)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 5 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 5 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 22, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1974

Top 20 records on 5 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1974	St George, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Searchlight, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Palmdale, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Victorville, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Springhurst, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Beechworth Composite, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1974	Rutherglen Research, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Cordes, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1974	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	78 years	54 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 986 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 100	808
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1