Weather Records on 5 August 2008

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2008. Highest significance: Cheyenne, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 2008

On 5 August 2008, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 708 daily.
Cheyenne set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 5 August 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

738 stations

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

Weather records on 5 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flyvestation Aalborg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midway 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rensselaer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clines Corners 7SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Tenango II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Underkhaan	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 5 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2008

Top 20 records on 5 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2008	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2008	Eagle Mtn, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2008	Flyvestation Aalborg, DK	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Midway 4 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	159 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Cliff 11 SE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Chiconautla, MX	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Berkeley, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Kankakee Wwtp, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Imperial, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Tallinn, EE	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2008	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	102 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 738 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 2008-08-05: 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 10	473
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1