Weather Records on 5 August 2024

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2024. Highest significance: Inverness 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 2024

On 5 August 2024, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 685 daily.
Inverness 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 5 August 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 5 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Bay Area WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynx Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malad City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pisa	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 5 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2024

Top 20 records on 5 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2024	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 August 2024	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2024	Lake City 2 E, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2024	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2024	Plant City, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2024	Gainesville Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2024	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2024	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Venice, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Naples, US	monthly rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Perry, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Margaret River, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Jinnah Intl, PK	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Ft Stewart, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2024	Alma Bacon Co AP, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	3 years	48 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

1797 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2024. 2024 had 711 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	476
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2