Weather Records on 5 August 1910

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1910. Highest significance: Jonkoping, SE.

Key Facts for 5 August 1910

On 5 August 1910, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
Jonkoping set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 August 1910.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

20 stations

20 station records on 5 August 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1910: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1910 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 5 August 1910 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1910 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records

Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1910

Top 20 records on 5 August 1910 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1910	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1910	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1910	Vinga, SE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	St John's, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Sydney, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	7 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Gavle, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Uccle, BE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1 year	5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Port Dover, CA	daily low min (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Beatrice, CA	daily low max (Tie)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1910	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	24 years	2 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 1910

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1910. 1910 had 20 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 1910-08-05: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	10
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2