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Weather Records on 5 July 1908

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1908. Highest significance: Piangil (Burra Burra), AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1908

  • On 5 July 1908, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Piangil (Burra Burra) set a daily record precipitation of 10.2 mm (0.4 in) on 5 July 1908.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 5 July 1908 10 station records on 5 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 5 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 5 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 5 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 July 1908 by timescale Records on 5 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 5 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 July 1908 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 7.9. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 12 to 3: 23 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
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 7.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 21
2 to 32
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1908
Top 10 records on 5 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 July 1908Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Galway, IEdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Sandvig, DKdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908Saint John, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1908St John's, CAdaily high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie13 years1 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

1796 to 1908
Records on 07-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11806: 11816: 11819: 21822: 11828: 21835: 11839: 11841: 11842: 11844: 11845: 11852: 11856: 11858: 11859: 11860: 21864: 11866: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11871: 11874: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21881: 61882: 21883: 11887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 61891: 21892: 21893: 41894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 81901: 81902: 111903: 61904: 41905: 91906: 251907: 121908: 101909: 221910: 331911: 461912: 121913: 231914: 561915: 751916: 371917: 321918: 301919: 401920: 2061921: 751922: 661923: 671924: 1121925: 1081926: 1831927: 2061928: 1851929: 2241930: 2331931: 3951932: 3441933: 3351934: 5051935: 2421936: 7141937: 3401938: 3281939: 3981940: 3521941: 3091942: 4431943: 4181944: 4381945: 2441946: 2731947: 8151948: 6551949: 4441950: 4801951: 6351952: 3411953: 5321954: 4171955: 4371956: 4991957: 4911958: 6341959: 3181960: 5151961: 6041962: 3241963: 6421964: 4211965: 2981966: 3051967: 9231968: 8281969: 8221970: 5521971: 4311972: 1,5801973: 7661974: 4881975: 8061976: 6391977: 7401978: 8041979: 9191980: 5571981: 9141982: 9811983: 8411984: 8321985: 6951986: 1,1551987: 6651988: 1,8281989: 9301990: 1,1031991: 9361992: 9371993: 1,3831994: 1,1371995: 1,2431996: 1,1301997: 9621998: 9571999: 1,8382000: 7292001: 1,1532002: 8922003: 6462004: 8532005: 7972006: 9742007: 1,2062008: 7792009: 9462010: 1,0852011: 6962012: 1,3562013: 7682014: 4202015: 1,3032016: 9322017: 6192018: 7502019: 7412020: 4132021: 6362022: 8512023: 6882024: 1,0302025: 6321796186418901907192419411958197519922009
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-05 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18061
18161
18192
18221
18282
18351
18391
18411
18421
18441
18451
18521
18561
18581
18591
18602
18641
18661
18671
18681
18701
18711
18741
18762
18771
18781
18792
18816
18822
18831
18871
18881
18893
18906
18912
18922
18934
18941
18952
18961
18972
18983
18994
19008
19018
190211
19036
19044
19059
190625
190712
190810
190922
191033
191146
191212
191323
191456
191575
191637
191732
191830
191940
1920206
192175
192266
192367
1924112
1925108
1926183
1927206
1928185
1929224
1930233
1931395
1932344
1933335
1934505
1935242
1936714
1937340
1938328
1939398
1940352
1941309
1942443
1943418
1944438
1945244
1946273
1947815
1948655
1949444
1950480
1951635
1952341
1953532
1954417
1955437
1956499
1957491
1958634
1959318
1960515
1961604
1962324
1963642
1964421
1965298
1966305
1967923
1968828
1969822
1970552
1971431
19721,580
1973766
1974488
1975806
1976639
1977740
1978804
1979919
1980557
1981914
1982981
1983841
1984832
1985695
19861,155
1987665
19881,828
1989930
19901,103
1991936
1992937
19931,383
19941,137
19951,243
19961,130
1997962
1998957
19991,838
2000729
20011,153
2002892
2003646
2004853
2005797
2006974
20071,206
2008779
2009946
20101,085
2011696
20121,356
2013768
2014420
20151,303
2016932
2017619
2018750
2019741
2020413
2021636
2022851
2023688
20241,030
2025632

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).