Weather Records on 5 January 1980

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1980. Highest significance: Donors Hill Station, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1980

On 5 January 1980, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 975 daily.
Donors Hill Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 238.8 mm (9.4 in) on 5 January 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 5 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.8 mm (9.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio de Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatu (Sao Pedro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 333, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 5 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	333
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 5 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 14, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1980

Top 20 records on 5 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1980	Donors Hill Station, AU	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1980	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1980	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	151.3 mm (6.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1980	Oondooroo, AU	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1980	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1980	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1980	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	245.8 mm (9.7 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Vergemont, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Santo Antonio de Jesus, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Edenton, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Piedmont Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1980	Altavista, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 years	51 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 997 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	621
50 to 100	134
100 to 150	50
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	4