Weather Records on 5 August 1976

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1976. Highest significance: Plevna, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1976

On 5 August 1976, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 708 daily.
Plevna set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 5 August 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 5 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 320, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 5 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	320
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1976

Top 20 records on 5 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1976	Plevna, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1976	Minocqua, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1976	Coleman, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Zimnegorskij Majak, RU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Beaumont City, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Pudoz, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Unskij Majak, RU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Gridino, RU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Martin, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Sugar Camp, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Tatlayoko Lake, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Aroostook, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	35.5 C (95.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Bochil, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Mina, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Tracy, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1976	Lac Onatchiway, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 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

1797 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 721 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 1976-08-05: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 1976
Margin	Records
0 to 10	483
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3