Weather Records on 5 January 2001

1,251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2001. Highest significance: Kassala, SD.

Key Facts for 5 January 2001

On 5 January 2001, 1,251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
581 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,199 daily.
Kassala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 5 January 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,251 stations

1,251 station records on 5 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soljanka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.1 C (-58.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.2 C (-47.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kemerovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friedrichsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgersburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tisul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,251 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 407, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 156.

Records on 5 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	407
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	156

Records on 5 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 36, daily 1,199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,003 broken records

Margins by which the 1,003 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2001

Top 20 records on 5 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2001	Kassala, SD	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2001	Oswego 1 N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Norwich, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Salamanca Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Bad Axe, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Stiege, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Ankeny, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Britt 3E, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Soljanka, RU	all-time low max	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Manderscheid-Sonnenhof, DE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Tisul, RU	all-time low min	-50.1 C (-58.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Mangut, RU	all-time low min	-44.2 C (-47.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Harzgerode, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Paso Robles, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Houston, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2001	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 1,251 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	920
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	2