Weather Records on 5 July 1920

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1920. Highest significance: Barraba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1920

On 5 July 1920, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 201 daily.
Barraba Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 5 July 1920.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 5 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 5 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1920

Top 20 records on 5 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1920	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Charleville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Wollun, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1920	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Pallal, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1920	Parnu, EE	all-time high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	29 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 206 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 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	110
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2