Weather Records on 5 July 1981

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1981. Highest significance: Nan, TH.

Key Facts for 5 July 1981

On 5 July 1981, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 891 daily.
Nan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 5 July 1981.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 5 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamianets-Podil Sky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soroca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Satrovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 365.

Records on 5 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1981

Top 20 records on 5 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1981	Nan, TH	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Senatobia, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Arkabutla Dam, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Haverhill, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Kamianets-Podil Sky, UA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Melnichnoe, RU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Newton, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Bolton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Berezovo, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Putnam Lake, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1981	Galveston, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 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

1796 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 914 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 1981-07-05: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 July 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 10	586
10 to 20	75
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	4