Weather Records on 5 January 1996

1,084 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1996. Highest significance: Port Blair, IN.

Key Facts for 5 January 1996

On 5 January 1996, 1,084 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,057 daily.
Port Blair set a daily record precipitation of 162.1 mm (6.4 in) on 5 January 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,084 stations

1,084 station records on 5 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,084 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 282.

Records on 5 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	282

Records on 5 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 1,057.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1996

Top 20 records on 5 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1996	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1996	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1996	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1996	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1996	Winona, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Cania Gorge Park, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Casey, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Bessaker, NO	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Towson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Tanana AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1996	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	82 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,084 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 1996-01-05: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	732
100 to 200	71
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3