Weather Records on 5 July 1937

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1937. Highest significance: Fallston, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1937

On 5 July 1937, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 323 daily.
Fallston set a daily record precipitation of 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 5 July 1937.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 5 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 5 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 3, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1937

Top 20 records on 5 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1937	Fallston, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Melton, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Regina Int'l A, CA	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Indian Head Cda, CA	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Indian Head Cda, CA	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Qu'appelle, CA	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1937	Narracan State School, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1937	Leroy 5 WSW, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1937	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1937	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1937	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1937	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1937	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 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

1796 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 340 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	226
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1