Weather Records on 5 August 1991

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1991. Highest significance: Lincoln, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1991

On 5 August 1991, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 808 daily.
Lincoln set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 5 August 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 5 August 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gelendzik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alcalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 5 August 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1991

Top 20 records on 5 August 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1991	Lincoln, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1991	Nanchong, CN	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Atil, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Quitupan, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Dzitas, MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Genoa 2 W, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Rugby, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Raznavolok, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Granville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Lebanon, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Baia Mare, RO	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1991	Tower 2S, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1991. 1991 had 828 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 1991-08-05: 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	595
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2