Weather Records on 5 August 1969

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1969. Highest significance: Jasper, CA.

Key Facts for 5 August 1969

On 5 August 1969, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 680 daily.
Jasper set an all-time record daily precipitation of 107.7 mm (4.2 in) on 5 August 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 5 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jasper	Canada	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Camara (Baixa Verde)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1969

Top 20 records on 5 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1969	Jasper, CA	all-time rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1969	Kingstree, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1969	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Hubbardston, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Jaguaruana, BR	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Barkhamsted, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Amherst, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Eastland, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Joao Camara (Baixa Verde), BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Comanche, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Dehra Gopipur, IN	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Gardner, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Ware, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Clearwater, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1969	Sion, CA	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	57 years	42 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1969. 1969 had 708 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-08-05: 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	493
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2