Weather Records on 5 August 1960

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1960. Highest significance: Sherthala, IN.

Key Facts for 5 August 1960

On 5 August 1960, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 286 daily.
Sherthala set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 5 August 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 5 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 5 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1960

Top 20 records on 5 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1960	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1960	Manawar, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Calmar, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Indore, IN	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Lost River, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Akron, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	De Smet, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Putbus, DE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Baran, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Le Mars, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Ulm, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1960	Eureka, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 297 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 1960-08-05: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	198
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1