Weather Records on 5 July 1942

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1942. Highest significance: Boonville, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1942

On 5 July 1942, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 421 daily.
Boonville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 155.7 mm (6.1 in) on 5 July 1942.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 5 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1942

Top 20 records on 5 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1942	Boonville, US	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1942	Childers, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Kowardha, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Sardarpur, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Alvin, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	La Grange, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Princetown, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Uccle, BE	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1942	Keene, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 443 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 50	347
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1