Weather Records on 5 January 1975

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1975. Highest significance: Iguape, BR.

Key Facts for 5 January 1975

On 5 January 1975, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 312 daily.
Iguape set a daily record precipitation of 93.6 mm (3.7 in) on 5 January 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 5 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bruksvallarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt_Olof	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stora_Segerstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rossared	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekefors	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harper	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fagered	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1975

Top 20 records on 5 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1975	Iguape, BR	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Boonara, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Galway, IE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1975	Itariri, BR	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Amontada, BR	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Hartline, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Eagle, US	all-time low max	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Verma, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Bruksvallarna, SE	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1975	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	65 years	29 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 338 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	263
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1