Weather Records on 5 January 2003

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2003. Highest significance: Xingren, CN.

Key Facts for 5 January 2003

On 5 January 2003, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 739 daily.
Xingren set a daily record precipitation of 28.3 mm (1.1 in) on 5 January 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 5 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanders	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bath	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 5 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 5 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2003

Top 20 records on 5 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2003	Xingren, CN	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2003	Kunming, CN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Simao, CN	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Lancang, CN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Newburyport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Juzhno-Sahalinsk, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Buckeye, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Haines AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Pinkham Notch, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Bygana Station, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Imperial, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have, DK	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2003	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	102 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 760 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	513
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1