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Weather Records on 5 August 1911

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1911. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1911

  • On 5 August 1911, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.1 C (68.2 F) on 5 August 1911.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 5 August 1911 16 station records on 5 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 5 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.1 C (68.2 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation31.3 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 5 August 1911 by type Records set or tied on 5 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 5 August 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 August 1911 by timescale Records on 5 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 5 August 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1911 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.8. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 12 to 3: 23 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 21
2 to 32
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1911
Top 16 records on 5 August 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 August 1911Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max20.1 C (68.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)51 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Charlottetown, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Yarmouth, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain31.3 mm (1.2 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Santa Fe, USdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Buffalo, USdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Dalhousie, CAdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Saint John, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Saint John, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1911Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie8 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

1797 to 1911
Records on 08-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1911. 1911 had 16 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 1911. 1911 had 16 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).