Weather Records on 5 August 2013

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2013. Highest significance: Ozernaja, RU.

Key Facts for 5 August 2013

On 5 August 2013, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 427 daily.
Ozernaja set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 5 August 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 5 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tunka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wrattonbully (Joeville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Killiecrankie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olivia 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 5 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2013

Top 20 records on 5 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2013	Ozernaja, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 August 2013	Tunka, RU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Portland, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Conconully, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Pyalong West (Cavan Park), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Wrattonbully (Joeville), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Mt Rushmore Nmem, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Albany, AU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Columbus, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Osage City, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Eskridge, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Rijeka, HR	all-time high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2013	Yugarenok, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	62 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

1797 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2013. 2013 had 436 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 2013-08-05: 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	289
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1