Weather Records on 5 January 2006

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2006. Highest significance: Larissa, GR.

Key Facts for 5 January 2006

On 5 January 2006, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
556 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 784 daily.
Larissa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 5 January 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 5 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Larissa	Greece	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Choapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koorrnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Larrainzar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eumarella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Teutila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leinster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Tepeuxila	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2006

Top 20 records on 5 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2006	Larissa, GR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2006	San Lucas Arroyo Paloma, MX	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2006	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2006	La Florencia, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Woodspring, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Santiago Choapan, MX	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Jesus Carranza, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Tapachula (Dge), MX	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Santa Maria Jacatepec, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Finca A. Prusia, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Boulia Airport, AU	all-time high min	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Glenrive, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Haden Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2006	Upper Forest Springs, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 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

1795 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 813 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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Data for records on 2006-01-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	568
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1