Weather Records on 5 January 2018

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2018. Highest significance: Blue Hill Coop, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 2018

On 5 January 2018, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 379 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Blue Hill Coop set a daily record snowfall of 41.9 cm (16.5 in) on 5 January 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 5 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 5 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 5 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 369.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2018

Top 20 records on 5 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2018	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	126 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 January 2018	Summerville 4W, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	105 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2018	Milford, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2018	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2018	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2018	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2018	Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility, US	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2018	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Buffumville Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Reading, US	daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	31.3 cm (12.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Northbridge 2, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Norton W, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	36.9 cm (14.5 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	136 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Bakersville, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Walpole 2, US	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Woonsocket, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2018	Barre Falls Dam, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	32 years	52 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 1,075 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	779
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	9
300 to 350	4
350 to 400	1