Weather Records on 5 July 2012

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 2012. Highest significance: Boizenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 5 July 2012

On 5 July 2012, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
951 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,294 daily.
Boizenburg set a daily record precipitation of 47.9 mm (1.9 in) on 5 July 2012.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 5 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boizenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kitzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skrins	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payson R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 581, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 370, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 5 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	581
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	370
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 43, daily 1,294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 2012

Top 20 records on 5 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 2012	Boizenburg, DE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 2012	Bergen Op Zoom, NL	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Blakely, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Madrid, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Kitzingen, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Steenbergen (Nb), NL	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Mayo, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Breskens, NL	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Skrins, NL	all-time rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Sacaton, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Elspeet, NL	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Paoli, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Lynch, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2012	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	49 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 1,356 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 2026-10-14 (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	948
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1