Weather Records on 5 July 1944

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1944. Highest significance: Fingal (Legge Street), AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1944

On 5 July 1944, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 426 daily.
Fingal (Legge Street) set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 5 July 1944.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 5 July 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 325.

Records on 5 July 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1944

Top 20 records on 5 July 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1944	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Pakala, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Brunswick, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Evandale (Ridgeside), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Ormley, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Madison, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Viewpoint, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Lottah, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1944	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	46 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 438 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	270
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	2