Weather Records on 5 July 1915

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1915. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 July 1915

On 5 July 1915, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 74 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 5 July 1915.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 5 July 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 5 July 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1915

Top 20 records on 5 July 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1915	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1915	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1915	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1915	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Westminster, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1915	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	19 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1915. 1915 had 75 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 July 1915
Margin	Records
0 to 10	48
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1