Weather Records on 5 August 1933

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1933. Highest significance: Seattle Urban Site, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1933

On 5 August 1933, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 336 daily.
Seattle Urban Site set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 5 August 1933.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 5 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	272.3 mm (10.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 5 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1933

Top 20 records on 5 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1933	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Harrai, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Dapoli, IN	daily rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Jaora, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1933	Lakhnadon, IN	monthly rain	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1933	Galway, IE	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1933	Oxford, GB	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1933	Newport, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1933	Chicholi, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1933	Kotra, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1933	Kassuli, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	29 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1933. 1933 had 341 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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Data for records on 1933-08-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	241
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3