Weather Records on 1 January 2005

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2005. Highest significance: Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 2005

On 1 January 2005, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
797 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,197 daily.
Yellowstone Park Mammoth set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 1 January 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 1 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porsa II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 387, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	387
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

963 broken records

Margins by which the 963 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2005

Top 20 records on 1 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2005	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Hua Hin, TH	all-time low min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	E Tawas, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Plentywood, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Garnett 1 E, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Derna, LY	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Elsinore, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Nashville 1 E, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Port Washington, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Gladwin, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2005	Superior, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	46 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

1798 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2005. 2005 had 1,227 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	928
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1