Weather Records on 5 July 2008

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 2008. Highest significance: Abritas, MX.

Key Facts for 5 July 2008

On 5 July 2008, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 747 daily.
Abritas set a daily record precipitation of 223.0 mm (8.8 in) on 5 July 2008.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 5 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Coco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Exp. Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Peon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Las Rusias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tequila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chiripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halesovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Lajitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Barranco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamay	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barberena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panuco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Laja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonshall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vichinchijol	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Apuro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Azoyu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscliff (Marine Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tultepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cruillas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso del Aura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 253.

Records on 5 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 2008

Top 20 records on 5 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 2008	Abritas, MX	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Stuart, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Gonzalez, MX	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	La Encarnacion, MX	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Jinzhou, CN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	El Coco, MX	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Las Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Bude, GB	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Glenville, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Brownsville, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Campo Exp. Cuauhtemoc, MX	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Blue Ridge Rs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Velazco, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	El Peon, MX	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	San Jose de Las Rusias, MX	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Greensburg, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2008	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	88 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 779 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 2008-07-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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	529
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3