Weather Records on 5 August 1972

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1972. Highest significance: Careacu, BR.

Key Facts for 5 August 1972

On 5 August 1972, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 781 daily.
Careacu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.2 mm (4.5 in) on 5 August 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 5 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Araxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1972

Top 20 records on 5 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1972	Careacu, BR	monthly rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1972	Araxa, BR	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Pitangueiras, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Registro, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Orlandia, BR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Pontal, BR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Boggabilla (Boonal), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Calarasi, RO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Castores, BR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Morro Agudo, BR	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Fazenda Belmonte, BR	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Burlington, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Fazenda Conquista, BR	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Sioux Rapids, US	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Durham, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1972	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 799 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 1972-08-05: 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 10	544
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1