Weather Records on 5 January 1978

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1978. Highest significance: Booligal (Belmont), AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1978

On 5 January 1978, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 649 daily.
Booligal (Belmont) set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 5 January 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 5 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pymble (Canisius College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burcher Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunnigan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 5 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 5 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1978

Top 20 records on 5 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1978	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1978	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1978	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1978	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Pymble (Canisius College), AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Burcher Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Juliana, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Turramurra (Kissing Point Road, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Yanga (Warne), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1978	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	40 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 672 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	536
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1