Weather Records on 5 July 1939

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1939. Highest significance: Williamson, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1939

On 5 July 1939, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 394 daily.
Williamson set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 5 July 1939.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 5 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 5 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1939

Top 20 records on 5 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1939	Williamson, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	Glenwood 3SW, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1939	Margherita, IN	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Blair, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1939	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	38 years	26 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 398 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 20	288
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1