Weather Records on 5 January 2013

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2013. Highest significance: Lugano, CH.

Key Facts for 5 January 2013

On 5 January 2013, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 486 daily.
Lugano set a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.3 C (72.1 F) on 5 January 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 5 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	69 of 100 (Major)
Harrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.7 C (117.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griffith Airport AWS	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amritsar	India	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McCammon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Vas Na Blokah	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leigh Creek Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.2 C (115.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guiyang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 5 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 5 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 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 2013

Top 20 records on 5 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2013	Lugano, CH	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	103 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2013	Harrington, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Wiluna, AU	monthly low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Newport, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Richfield, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Hay (Miller Street), AU	all-time high max	47.7 C (117.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Perpignan, FR	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Szombathely, HU	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Burnie (Round Hill), AU	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Buxton, GB	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Wendover AP AWOS, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily high min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Hvar, HR	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Bradford, GB	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	Lakin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2013	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2013	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 501 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 20	385
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1