Weather Records on 31 January 2005

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2005. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2005

On 31 January 2005, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 730 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 31 January 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 31 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aursund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gerlach	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Navios Viejos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altai	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 31 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 31 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2005

Top 20 records on 31 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2005	Aursund, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Gerlach, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Armour, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	all-time rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Susendal, NO	monthly snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Tonsina, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Qaqortoq, GL	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Lees Summit Reed Wr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Evergreen, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Newton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2005	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	42 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

1800 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2005. 2005 had 767 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	571
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1