Weather Records on 5 August 2009

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2009. Highest significance: Bezenchuk, RU.

Key Facts for 5 August 2009

On 5 August 2009, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 710 daily.
Bezenchuk set a daily record precipitation of 47.1 mm (1.9 in) on 5 August 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

777 stations

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

Weather records on 5 August 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mocorito (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayport Pilot STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Niagara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teul de Gonzalez Ortega (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 5 August 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 66, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2009

Top 20 records on 5 August 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2009	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2009	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2009	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	109 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2009	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2009	Brookville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Rushville, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Palo Verde, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Greensburg, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Magueyes Is, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Dalatangi, IS	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Rison, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Rison, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Paradise, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Magdalena, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Louisville McAlpine, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Lakeview, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Kitt Peak, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2009	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	38 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2009. 2009 had 777 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 2009-08-05: 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	444
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2