Weather Records on 5 January 2019

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2019. Highest significance: Brockton, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 2019

On 5 January 2019, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 410 daily.
Brockton set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 5 January 2019.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 5 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Moresby W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gondar	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maputo	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolinovka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ishigaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn Tafe	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2019

Top 20 records on 5 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2019	Brockton, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	121 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2019	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2019	Linguere, SN	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2019	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Boos, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Stotten, DE	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Groton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Holzkirchen, DE	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Kiefersfelden-Gach, DE	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Flaming Gorge, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Birx/Rhon, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Ironwood, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Port Moresby W.O., PG	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Washta, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2019	Mason City, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 422 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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Data for records on 2019-01-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	341
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1