Weather Records on 5 July 1974

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1974. Highest significance: Ft Grant, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1974

On 5 July 1974, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 456 daily.
Ft Grant set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 5 July 1974.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 5 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teotitlan del Camino (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsjo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huamuxtitlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zapadnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1974

Top 20 records on 5 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1974	Ft Grant, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Recanto, BR	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Dono, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Poncitlan, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	La Tuque, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Mountainair, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Mbarara, UG	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Elliston, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Ozuluama, MX	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Moosonee Ua, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	El Chico, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Hartwell, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Teotitlan del Camino (Smn), MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1974	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	39 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

1796 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 488 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 50	394
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1