Weather Records on 5 January 2008

1,114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2008. Highest significance: Killarney Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 January 2008

On 5 January 2008, 1,114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,050 daily.
Killarney Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.2 mm (5.8 in) on 5 January 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,114 stations

1,114 station records on 5 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.6 mm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wabuska 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchum Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jindare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	357.0 mm (14.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Warning View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,114 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 5 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 5 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 57, daily 1,050.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2008

Top 20 records on 5 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2008	Killarney Post Office, AU	monthly rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	114 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 2008	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Yangan Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Woolners Arm, AU	monthly rain	177.6 mm (7.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	222.4 mm (8.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Tipperary, AU	monthly rain	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Tannymorel, AU	monthly rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Maryland, AU	monthly rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Applethorpe, AU	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Tabulam (Muirne), AU	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Pasadena, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Wilsons Peak, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2008	Bonalbo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 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

1795 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 1,114 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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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 January 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	863
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1