Weather Records on 7 January 2005

1,241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2005. Highest significance: Derry 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2005

On 7 January 2005, 1,241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
784 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,198 daily.
Derry 4 SW set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 7 January 2005.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,241 stations

1,241 station records on 7 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Davey (Melaleuca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grizedale	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tenthill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,241 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 458, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 7 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	458
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 7 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,034 broken records

Margins by which the 1,034 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2005

Top 20 records on 7 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2005	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 2005	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2005	Versailles, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2005	Newton Rigg, GB	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2005	McDermitt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2005	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Birr, IE	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Casey, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Port Davey (Melaleuca), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Seligman, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Eskdalemuir, GB	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Malham Tarn, GB	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Grizedale, GB	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Armagh, GB	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2005	Stormont Castle, GB	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 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

1826 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2005. 2005 had 1,241 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 2005-01-07: 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 2026-10-16 (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 25	959
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1