Weather Records on 5 August 1990

1,265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1990. Highest significance: Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1990

On 5 August 1990, 1,265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 August 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,265 stations

1,265 station records on 5 August 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muonio Alamuonio	Finland	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawksdale Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,265 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 409, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 5 August 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	409
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1990 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 42, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,007 broken records

Margins by which the 1,007 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1990

Top 20 records on 5 August 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1990	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1990	Rennick, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1990	Rico, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1990	Chugwater, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1990	Athens, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1990	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Nelson, AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Bolonchen, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Muonio Alamuonio, FI	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Sealy, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Mount Richmond, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1990	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	45 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1990. 1990 had 1,265 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	900
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1