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Weather Records on 5 August 1913

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1913. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 5 August 1913

  • On 5 August 1913, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record low maximum temperature of 14.9 C (58.8 F) on 5 August 1913.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 5 August 1913 18 station records on 5 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 5 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal NorthSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation33.2 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 5 August 1913 by type Records set or tied on 5 August 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 August 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 5 August 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 August 1913 by timescale Records on 5 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 5 August 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1913 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1913
Top 18 records on 5 August 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 August 1913Armagh, GBdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Aliwal North, ZAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Durham, GBdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Vytegra, RUdaily rain33.2 mm (1.3 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Sheffield, GBdaily low min6.2 C (43.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Southampton, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Vestervig, DKdaily low min8.4 C (47.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Dalhousie, CAdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Galway, IEdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Stockholm, SEdaily low min8.0 C (46.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Skara 1, SEdaily low min4.0 C (39.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Cet Central England, GBdaily low min6.8 C (44.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Beatrice, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Orebro, SEdaily low min (Tie)6.5 C (43.7 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Sveg, SEdaily low max (Tie)12.0 C (53.6 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1913Stockholm, SEdaily low max (Tie)14.0 C (57.2 F)tie27 years2 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 1913
Records on 08-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1913. 1913 had 18 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 1913. 1913 had 18 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).