Weather Records on 5 August 1939

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1939. Highest significance: Ballandool, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1939

On 5 August 1939, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 263 daily.
Ballandool set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 5 August 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

275 stations

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

Weather records on 5 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 5 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1939

Top 20 records on 5 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1939	Ballandool, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1939	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	St Georges, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Glenfergus, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Wangerooge, DE	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Hosdurg, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Genoa, IT	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Morgan City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Melton, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1939	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1939	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1939	Hull, GB	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1939	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1939	Sonari, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1939	Brookville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1939	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	25 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1939. 1939 had 275 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 1939-08-05: 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	182
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1