Weather Records on 5 August 1928

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1928. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 5 August 1928

On 5 August 1928, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 198 daily.
Goldberg set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 5 August 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

201 stations

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

Weather records on 5 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 5 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

143 broken records

Margins by which the 143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1928

Top 20 records on 5 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1928	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1928	Teterow, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1928	Menno, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1928	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1928	Waren, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Tyndall, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Armour, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Quebec, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Garden City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Rugby, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1928	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	21 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1928. 1928 had 201 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	120
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1