Weather Records on 5 August 1935

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1935. Highest significance: Rosedale, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1935

On 5 August 1935, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 407 daily.
Rosedale set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 5 August 1935.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 5 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 5 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1935

Top 20 records on 5 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1935	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Warragul, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Toora, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Chama, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Springvale, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Traralgon, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Los Lunas, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Carnarvon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Neerim, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Pontiac, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1935	Pipestone, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1935	Las Animas, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1935	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1935	Camperdown (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	32 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1935. 1935 had 422 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).