Weather Records on 5 July 1919

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1919. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 5 July 1919

On 5 July 1919, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
Halmstad set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 5 July 1919.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 5 July 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.

Records on 5 July 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

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 12.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1919

Top 20 records on 5 July 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1919	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1919	Portland, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Portland, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Edmonton, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Galway, IE	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1919	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	8 years	14 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 40 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	19
2 to 4	9
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1