Weather Records on 5 August 2015

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2015. Highest significance: Cawker City, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 2015

On 5 August 2015, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 502 daily.
Cawker City set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 5 August 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 5 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cole Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otteroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ohe'o 258.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Al-Jouf	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 5 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2015

Top 20 records on 5 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2015	Cawker City, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2015	Akola, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2015	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2015	Culbertson, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2015	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2015	Lebanon, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Breivoll, NO	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Ionia, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Cole Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Summersville 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Jordan, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Milolii 2.34, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Inman 5SW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Nemuro, JP	all-time high max	33.6 C (92.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2015	Otteroy, NO	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2015. 2015 had 520 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 2015-08-05: 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 20	376
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1