Weather Records on 5 August 2000

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2000. Highest significance: Mitchell 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 2000

On 5 August 2000, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 676 daily.
Mitchell 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 5 August 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 5 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orientos Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrold 12 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Manuel	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valsugana Velha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 5 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2000

Top 20 records on 5 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2000	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2000	Yardea, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2000	Faulkton, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2000	Orientos Station, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2000	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Janaul, RU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Wessington 2SE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Kempten, DE	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Roscoe, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Milan, IT	daily low max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	234 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Roma Ciampino, IT	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu, SI	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Wien, AT	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Garrison, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Velva, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2000	Brackettville, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 704 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	519
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,047

Download the Data

Data for records on 2000-08-05: 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	481
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1