Weather Records on 5 August 1968

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1968. Highest significance: Navapur, IN.

Key Facts for 5 August 1968

On 5 August 1968, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 367 daily.
Navapur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 343.0 mm (13.5 in) on 5 August 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 5 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	203.8 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Spencer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pansemal(Toppa)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khargone	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maheshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahidpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 5 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 21, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1968

Top 20 records on 5 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1968	Navapur, IN	all-time rain	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1968	Jalgaon, IN	monthly rain	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Independence, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Parola, IN	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Vinton, US	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Sar'ja, RU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Miami, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Anamosa 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Pardi, IN	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Harsud, IN	daily rain	203.8 mm (8.0 in)	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Ankleshwar, IN	monthly rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Dhulia, IN	all-time rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Chachora, IN	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1968	Satna, IN	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	15 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

1797 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 had 394 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 1968-08-05: 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	274
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1