Weather Records on 5 January 2010

1,386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2010. Highest significance: Mutsu, JP.

Key Facts for 5 January 2010

On 5 January 2010, 1,386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,297 daily.
Mutsu set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 5 January 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,386 stations

1,386 station records on 5 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Evangelista (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Perlas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Posadas	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuajimoloyas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,386 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 432, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 235.

Records on 5 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	432
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	235

Records on 5 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 68, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,062 broken records

Margins by which the 1,062 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2010

Top 20 records on 5 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2010	Mutsu, JP	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2010	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2010	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2010	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2010	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	119 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Bartlett 1W, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Howells, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Legune, AU	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Burlington Junction, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Galena, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	San Juan Evangelista (Dge), MX	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Gospic, HR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Poronajsk, RU	monthly high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2010	Las Perlas, MX	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 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

1795 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,386 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	947
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1