Weather Records on 5 August 1959

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1959. Highest significance: Edmonton 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1959

On 5 August 1959, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 427 daily.
Edmonton 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 5 August 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 5 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mala	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pariat	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niwar(Amehta)	India	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Borina	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woolmers Settlement	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 5 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1959

Top 20 records on 5 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1959	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Grant City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Elliston, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Serra Talhada, BR	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Casey, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Penneshaw, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Jardim, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Shelbina, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Carthage, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Durango, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Jersey City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Kingscote (Karinga), AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1959	Jabera, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	35 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

1797 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 438 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	268
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1