Weather Records on 5 August 1949

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1949. Highest significance: Mia Mia, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1949

On 5 August 1949, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 365 daily.
Mia Mia set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 5 August 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 5 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 5 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1949

Top 20 records on 5 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1949	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Ft Stanton, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Gavar, AM	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Bassawan, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Thundelarra, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Bhabua, IN	daily rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Twin Peaks, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Kerakat, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Carlsbad, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Machhlisnahr, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1949	Higginsville, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Nagaur (Nagore ), IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Bullardoo, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Chenari, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Jaunpur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Saint John, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1949	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66 years	30 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1949. 1949 had 375 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 1949-08-05: 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 20	259
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2