Weather Records on 5 July 2009

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 2009. Highest significance: Hohenwald, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 2009

On 5 July 2009, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 893 daily.
Hohenwald set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 5 July 2009.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 5 July 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vadstena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Linden Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Angostura	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gemert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Motala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Angostura	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guilford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 5 July 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 47, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 2009

Top 20 records on 5 July 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 2009	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 2009	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Vadstena, SE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Linden Wtp, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Hole, NO	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Sorbytorp, SE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Livingston 2 NNE, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Auburn, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Augustine 2E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Marshall, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	La Angostura, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Elatma, RU	daily low min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Athens, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Mena, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2009	Tekamah, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 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

1796 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 946 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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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	585
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1