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Weather Records on 5 July 1916

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1916. Highest significance: Olands Norra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 5 July 1916

  • On 5 July 1916, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Olands Norra Udde set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 5 July 1916.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 5 July 1916 37 station records on 5 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 5 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation30.9 mm (1.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LobethalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DartmoorAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St ArnaudAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BordertownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SEAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 5 July 1916 by type Records set or tied on 5 July 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 July 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 5 July 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 July 1916 by timescale Records on 5 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.
Records on 5 July 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 July 1916 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.8. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 225 to 10: 310 to 15: 515 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 135 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 July 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 522
5 to 103
10 to 155
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1916
Top 20 records on 5 July 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 July 1916Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1916Hillview, CAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)30 years48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1916Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain30.9 mm (1.2 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)26 years42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1916Newlyn Reservoir, AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1916Clunes, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain22.7 mm (0.9 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Gorlitz, DEdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Lorne Post Office, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Lobethal, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Dartmoor, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Vastervik, SEdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min0.7 C (33.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Pitea, SEdaily high min18.0 C (64.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Cavendish (Post Office), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Setauket Strong, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Naracoorte, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Sydney, CAdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1916Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)26 years14 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 1916
Records on 07-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 37 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11806: 11816: 11819: 21822: 11828: 21835: 11839: 11841: 11842: 11844: 11845: 11852: 11856: 11858: 11859: 11860: 21864: 11866: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11871: 11874: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21881: 61882: 21883: 11887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 61891: 21892: 21893: 41894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 81901: 81902: 111903: 61904: 41905: 91906: 251907: 121908: 101909: 221910: 331911: 461912: 121913: 231914: 561915: 751916: 371917: 321918: 301919: 401920: 2061921: 751922: 661923: 671924: 1121925: 1081926: 1831927: 2061928: 1851929: 2241930: 2331931: 3951932: 3441933: 3351934: 5051935: 2421936: 7141937: 3401938: 3281939: 3981940: 3521941: 3091942: 4431943: 4181944: 4381945: 2441946: 2731947: 8151948: 6551949: 4441950: 4801951: 6351952: 3411953: 5321954: 4171955: 4371956: 4991957: 4911958: 6341959: 3181960: 5151961: 6041962: 3241963: 6421964: 4211965: 2981966: 3051967: 9231968: 8281969: 8221970: 5521971: 4311972: 1,5801973: 7661974: 4881975: 8061976: 6391977: 7401978: 8041979: 9191980: 5571981: 9141982: 9811983: 8411984: 8321985: 6951986: 1,1551987: 6651988: 1,8281989: 9301990: 1,1031991: 9361992: 9371993: 1,3831994: 1,1371995: 1,2431996: 1,1301997: 9621998: 9571999: 1,8382000: 7292001: 1,1532002: 8922003: 6462004: 8532005: 7972006: 9742007: 1,2062008: 7792009: 9462010: 1,0852011: 6962012: 1,3562013: 7682014: 4202015: 1,3032016: 9322017: 6192018: 7542019: 7422020: 4162021: 6392022: 8552023: 6882024: 1,0302025: 6322026: 5051796186618921910192819461964198220002018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 37 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-05 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18061
18161
18192
18221
18282
18351
18391
18411
18421
18441
18451
18521
18561
18581
18591
18602
18641
18661
18671
18681
18701
18711
18741
18762
18771
18781
18792
18816
18822
18831
18871
18881
18893
18906
18912
18922
18934
18941
18952
18961
18972
18983
18994
19008
19018
190211
19036
19044
19059
190625
190712
190810
190922
191033
191146
191212
191323
191456
191575
191637
191732
191830
191940
1920206
192175
192266
192367
1924112
1925108
1926183
1927206
1928185
1929224
1930233
1931395
1932344
1933335
1934505
1935242
1936714
1937340
1938328
1939398
1940352
1941309
1942443
1943418
1944438
1945244
1946273
1947815
1948655
1949444
1950480
1951635
1952341
1953532
1954417
1955437
1956499
1957491
1958634
1959318
1960515
1961604
1962324
1963642
1964421
1965298
1966305
1967923
1968828
1969822
1970552
1971431
19721,580
1973766
1974488
1975806
1976639
1977740
1978804
1979919
1980557
1981914
1982981
1983841
1984832
1985695
19861,155
1987665
19881,828
1989930
19901,103
1991936
1992937
19931,383
19941,137
19951,243
19961,130
1997962
1998957
19991,838
2000729
20011,153
2002892
2003646
2004853
2005797
2006974
20071,206
2008779
2009946
20101,085
2011696
20121,356
2013768
2014420
20151,303
2016932
2017619
2018754
2019742
2020416
2021639
2022855
2023688
20241,030
2025632
2026505

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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).