Weather Records on 5 January 1987

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1987. Highest significance: Keanae 346, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1987

On 5 January 1987, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 996 daily.
Keanae 346 set a daily record precipitation of 261.6 mm (10.3 in) on 5 January 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 5 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 5 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 5 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1987

Top 20 records on 5 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1987	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1987	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1987	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1987	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1987	Terang, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1987	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Lupi Upper 442, US	daily rain	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	291.6 mm (11.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Partoun, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Gainesville 3 WSW, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Rupanyup (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Rorsbo, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Springlea, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Pykes Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Derrinallum (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1987	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	47 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,031 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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Data for records on 1987-01-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	818
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1