Weather Records on 5 August 1929

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1929. Highest significance: Coulta, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1929

On 5 August 1929, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 239 daily.
Coulta set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 5 August 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 5 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 5 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1929

Top 20 records on 5 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1929	Coulta, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1929	Bulken, NO	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Sviland, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	6.9 C (44.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Laurel 3 W, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Clemson UNIV, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Howard, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Gadsden, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Evanston 1 E, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	American River, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Levan, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Collbran, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1929	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	49 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1929. 1929 had 243 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	165
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1