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Weather Records on 5 August 1914

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1914. Highest significance: Olands Norra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 5 August 1914

  • On 5 August 1914, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Olands Norra Udde set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 5 August 1914.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 5 August 1914 22 station records on 5 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 5 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.5 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WinterswijkNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 5 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 5 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 5 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 August 1914 by timescale Records on 5 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 5 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1914 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1914
Top 20 records on 5 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 August 1914Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain27.5 mm (1.1 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)4 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1914Gotska Sandon, SEdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)33 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min15.0 C (59.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Irkutsk, RUdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Helmond, NLdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max23.3 C (73.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Winterswijk, NLdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Uccle, BEdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max23.1 C (73.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Boras, SEdaily low max14.5 C (58.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Halifax, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Truro, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min7.7 C (45.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Dalhousie, CAdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1914Owen Sound, CAdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie23 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 1914
Records on 08-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 22 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 1914. 1914 had 22 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).