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Weather Records on 5 August 1899

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1899. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1899

  • On 5 August 1899, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 5 August 1899.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 5 August 1899 11 station records on 5 August 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 5 August 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 August 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.4 C (86.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 5 August 1899 by type Records set or tied on 5 August 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 August 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 5 August 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 August 1899 by timescale Records on 5 August 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 August 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 5 August 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1899 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.5. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 210 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 102
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1899
Top 11 records on 5 August 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 August 1899Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)27.5 mm (1.1 in)6 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1899Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)8 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)0 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Goulburn, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Concord, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max30.4 C (86.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Albury, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1899Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie2 years0 of 100 (Routine)

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 1899
Records on 08-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1899. 1899 had 11 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11806: 21809: 11830: 31839: 11841: 11843: 11846: 11847: 11857: 11859: 11860: 11862: 21864: 11865: 21866: 11867: 11868: 21871: 21874: 21876: 11880: 11881: 31882: 31885: 11886: 11887: 31888: 21890: 11891: 11892: 11893: 31894: 21895: 31896: 31897: 11898: 31899: 111900: 41901: 31902: 61903: 181904: 131905: 221906: 131907: 141908: 251909: 211910: 201911: 161912: 721913: 181914: 221915: 831916: 671917: 401918: 2331919: 401920: 811921: 531922: 1071923: 1801924: 1441925: 841926: 1131927: 2301928: 2011929: 2431930: 4671931: 4261932: 2281933: 3411934: 5871935: 4221936: 3091937: 2881938: 4201939: 2751940: 2901941: 4431942: 3931943: 4361944: 5201945: 3111946: 3741947: 7101948: 9301949: 3751950: 6811951: 5571952: 4981953: 1,0431954: 5431955: 6401956: 4221957: 5181958: 5031959: 4381960: 2971961: 8231962: 4511963: 3111964: 6101965: 2651966: 3841967: 3471968: 3941969: 7081970: 4681971: 7481972: 7991973: 9831974: 8101975: 6921976: 7211977: 5831978: 9481979: 5611980: 9981981: 7541982: 7761983: 1,0901984: 7891985: 8451986: 7781987: 1,0611988: 9141989: 9151990: 1,2651991: 8281992: 8611993: 1,1451994: 1,9441995: 1,2051996: 1,0291997: 1,1441998: 1,8171999: 8342000: 7042001: 9862002: 1,1602003: 1,3402004: 8482005: 1,0262006: 9322007: 7872008: 7382009: 7772010: 1,6262011: 1,3472012: 8692013: 4362014: 9152015: 5202016: 5442017: 8882018: 5282019: 5332020: 6262021: 6412022: 1,3322023: 1,0872024: 7112025: 7752026: 1,0481797186818961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1899. 1899 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-05 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18062
18091
18303
18391
18411
18431
18461
18471
18571
18591
18601
18622
18641
18652
18661
18671
18682
18712
18742
18761
18801
18813
18823
18851
18861
18873
18882
18901
18911
18921
18933
18942
18953
18963
18971
18983
189911
19004
19013
19026
190318
190413
190522
190613
190714
190825
190921
191020
191116
191272
191318
191422
191583
191667
191740
1918233
191940
192081
192153
1922107
1923180
1924144
192584
1926113
1927230
1928201
1929243
1930467
1931426
1932228
1933341
1934587
1935422
1936309
1937288
1938420
1939275
1940290
1941443
1942393
1943436
1944520
1945311
1946374
1947710
1948930
1949375
1950681
1951557
1952498
19531,043
1954543
1955640
1956422
1957518
1958503
1959438
1960297
1961823
1962451
1963311
1964610
1965265
1966384
1967347
1968394
1969708
1970468
1971748
1972799
1973983
1974810
1975692
1976721
1977583
1978948
1979561
1980998
1981754
1982776
19831,090
1984789
1985845
1986778
19871,061
1988914
1989915
19901,265
1991828
1992861
19931,145
19941,944
19951,205
19961,029
19971,144
19981,817
1999834
2000704
2001986
20021,160
20031,340
2004848
20051,026
2006932
2007787
2008738
2009777
20101,626
20111,347
2012869
2013436
2014915
2015520
2016544
2017888
2018528
2019533
2020626
2021641
20221,332
20231,087
2024711
2025775
20261,048

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).