Weather Records on 5 July 1921

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1921. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1921

On 5 July 1921, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 71 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 5 July 1921.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 5 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 5 July 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1921

Top 20 records on 5 July 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1921	Cape York Post Office, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1921	Beatrice, CA	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1921	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Meningie, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Normanville, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1921	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	18 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	38
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2