Weather Records on 5 August 2026

1,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2026. Highest significance: Creston 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 2026

On 5 August 2026, 1,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
767 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 970 daily.
Creston 2 SW set a daily record precipitation of 116.3 mm (4.6 in) on 5 August 2026.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,048 stations

1,048 station records on 5 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atigun Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quedlinburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tannas A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coquille City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,048 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 431, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 5 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	431
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 56, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2026

Top 20 records on 5 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2026	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 August 2026	Corning, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2026	Gustavsfors, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	157 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Morganton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	124 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Zamora, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	all-time high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Ainsworth, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Ljusnedal, SE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Manzanillo, MX	daily low min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Manassa, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	O'Neill, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	128 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Imperial, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Huntsville, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Aspendell, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Albion, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	128 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Atigun Pass, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Quedlinburg, DE	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Coleman, DE	monthly high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	43 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2026. 2026 had 1,048 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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Data for records on 2026-08-05: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	810
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1