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Weather Records on 5 August 1906

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1906. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 5 August 1906

  • On 5 August 1906, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Orillia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 August 1906.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 5 August 1906 13 station records on 5 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 5 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 August 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.0 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 5 August 1906 by type Records set or tied on 5 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 5 August 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 August 1906 by timescale Records on 5 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 5 August 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1906 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 3: 33 to 5: 15 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 33
3 to 51
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1906
Top 13 records on 5 August 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 August 1906Orillia, CAmonthly rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1906Fort Sill, USdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Gysinge, SEdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Gavle, SEdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Charlottetown, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Southampton, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)26.0 C (78.8 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Buffalo, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie0 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 1906
Records on 08-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1906. 1906 had 13 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 1906. 1906 had 13 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).