Weather Records on 5 August 1937

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1937. Highest significance: 1 WSW Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1937

On 5 August 1937, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 280 daily.
1 WSW Princeton set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 5 August 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

288 stations

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

Weather records on 5 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	44.7 C (112.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 5 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1937

Top 20 records on 5 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1937	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1937	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1937	Darwin Post Office, AU	monthly low max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Columbus, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Murwara(Kathi), IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Asheville, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Paragonah, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Bijawar, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Lake Moraine, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Kissimmee, US	daily low min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Huntsville, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1937	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	44 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 288 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 1937-08-05: 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 10	177
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1