Weather Records on 5 August 1924

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1924. Highest significance: Olympia Priest Pt Park, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1924

On 5 August 1924, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 139 daily.
Olympia Priest Pt Park set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 5 August 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 5 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 5 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1924

Top 20 records on 5 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1924	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	all-time high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1924	Umea, SE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Arad, RO	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Fredericksburg Np, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Calumet, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	N Loup, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Stanton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Pitea, SE	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Minto, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Constantine, DZ	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	San Jacinto, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1924	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 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

1797 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 144 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	75
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1