Weather Records on 5 August 1984

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1984. Highest significance: Menindee (Weinteriga), AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1984

On 5 August 1984, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 765 daily.
Menindee (Weinteriga) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 5 August 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 5 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Berangwee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Csiro Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrabit R.W.C.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malexander	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaltbommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 464.

Records on 5 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	464
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1984

Top 20 records on 5 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1984	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 August 1984	Keith, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Kerang, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Walpa (Danyo), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Okeene, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1984	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Bordertown (Berangwee), AU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Lameroo Comparison, AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Wilkadene (Murtho), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Merbein Csiro Research Station, AU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1984. 1984 had 789 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 1984-08-05: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	641
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2