Weather Records on 5 January 2017

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2017. Highest significance: Viljandi, EE.

Key Facts for 5 January 2017

On 5 January 2017, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 435 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 972 daily.
Viljandi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 January 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 5 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ko Samui	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 5 SW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisco	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 5 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 5 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 72, daily 972.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2017

Top 20 records on 5 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2017	Viljandi, EE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 2017	Chapman, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2017	Pavillion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2017	Kuusiku, EE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2017	Valga, LV	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2017	Oakley, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Yerington, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Beverley Springs, AU	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	122 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Deer Creek Dam, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Climax, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	121 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Ko Samui, TH	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2017	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	54 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 1,053 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	517
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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	821
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1