Weather Records on 5 July 1928

185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1928. Highest significance: St Louis Eads Brg, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1928

On 5 July 1928, 185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 181 daily.
St Louis Eads Brg set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 5 July 1928.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

185 stations

185 station records on 5 July 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

185 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 5 July 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 181.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1928

Top 20 records on 5 July 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1928	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1928	Storrs, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1928	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1928	Columbus, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1928	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1928	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Sussex 1 NW, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Franklin, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Kissimmee, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Hiram, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Brookville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Plainfield, US	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Irwin, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Huntington, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Marion, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1928	Wellsboro, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 185 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 10	110
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1