Weather Records on 5 July 1977

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1977. Highest significance: Uruburetama, BR.

Key Facts for 5 July 1977

On 5 July 1977, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 707 daily.
Uruburetama set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 5 July 1977.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 5 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uruburetama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thunder Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Janesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 5 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1977

Top 20 records on 5 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1977	Uruburetama, BR	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1977	Touros, BR	daily rain	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1977	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	El Rito, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Itapage, BR	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Cristais, BR	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Medina, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Arteaga (Smn), MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Pacatuba, BR	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Linton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Danbury, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Acude Riachao, BR	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Guaiuba, BR	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Suchiate, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1977	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	41 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 740 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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Data for records on 1977-07-05: 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	508
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1