Weather Records on 5 January 1984

1,163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1984. Highest significance: Glorieta, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1984

On 5 January 1984, 1,163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
929 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,123 daily.
Glorieta set an all-time record snow depth of 96.5 cm (38.0 in) on 5 January 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,163 stations

1,163 station records on 5 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,163 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 378, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 551, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 5 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	378
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	551
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 5 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 1,123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

958 broken records

Margins by which the 958 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1984

Top 20 records on 5 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1984	Glorieta, US	all-time snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1984	Richland, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1984	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Callao, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	King Salmon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Lurnea, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Long Prairie, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Richland, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Manoa Tun 2 716, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Washburn, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Clark, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Wessington Springs, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Neah Bay 1 E, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	New London, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Leech Lake, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1984	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	37 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,163 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	927
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1