Weather Records on 12 January 2005

1,918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2005. Highest significance: Urbana Wrf, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 2005

On 12 January 2005, 1,918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,327 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,845 daily.
Urbana Wrf set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 12 January 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,918 stations

1,918 station records on 12 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,918 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 643, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 684, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 12 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	643
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	684
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 12 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 68, daily 1,845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,567 broken records

Margins by which the 1,567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2005

Top 20 records on 12 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2005	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Evanston 1 E, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Fremont, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Piqua, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Hartford City 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Versailles, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Muncie, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Centralia, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Marysville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Tipp City, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2005	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,918 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-17 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,549
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1