Weather Records on 5 January 1990

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1990. Highest significance: Indore, IN.

Key Facts for 5 January 1990

On 5 January 1990, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 457 daily.
Indore set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 5 January 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 5 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Picayune	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charco Verde (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Ciudad (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tukan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Makuschino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1990

Top 20 records on 5 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1990	Indore, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Richland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Worland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Sterling, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	New Orleans AP, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1990	Rinconada, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Millinocket, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Zilair, RU	daily low max	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Sao Joao da Boa Vista, BR	monthly rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low max	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	New Orleans D P S 5, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	New Orleans D P S 3, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Greybull, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1990	Itau de Minas, BR	monthly rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	30 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 471 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	350
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1