Weather Records on 5 August 1961

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1961. Highest significance: Port Stanley, CA.

Key Facts for 5 August 1961

On 5 August 1961, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
539 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 39 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 713 daily.
Port Stanley set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 5 August 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 5 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Fs Fc 120	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 238.

Records on 5 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 39, monthly 71, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1961

Top 20 records on 5 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1961	Port Stanley, CA	all-time rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1961	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1961	Sepao, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1961	Turbine, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Welland, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Watford, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Svirica, RU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Agra, IN	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Vincent Fs Fc 120, US	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Republic, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Agra, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Langvattnet, SE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	East Park Rsvr, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Arcade, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1961	Decorah, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 823 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 1961-08-05: 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	632
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1