Weather Records on 5 August 1980

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1980. Highest significance: Windsor, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1980

On 5 August 1980, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 307 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 964 daily.
Windsor set an all-time record daily precipitation of 246.6 mm (9.7 in) on 5 August 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 5 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lac la Ronge	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toraliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 26, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1980

Top 20 records on 5 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1980	Windsor, US	all-time rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1980	Warrensburg 4NW, US	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1980	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Muscatine 2, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Albany Intl AP, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Moran, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Boonville, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Odessa 4SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Oslo Blindern, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Hagshults_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Lakeside, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Blyde (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1980	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	43 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 998 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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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	662
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	5