Weather Records on 5 August 2018

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2018. Highest significance: Mount Wedge, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 2018

On 5 August 2018, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 490 daily.
Mount Wedge set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 5 August 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 5 August 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Duke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Howick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cochabamba	Bolivia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adler	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annaba	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 5 August 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2018 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 23, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2018

Top 20 records on 5 August 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2018	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	123 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2018	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Lulea-Bergnaset, SE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Lulea Flygplats, SE	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Alvsbyn_A, SE	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	West Lort River, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Esperance Aero, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Quella Park, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	The Duke, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Coulta, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Oake Marsh Farm, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Melville 4 W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Lancang, CN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Rochester, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Telina Downs, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	San Francisco Oceanside, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Mount Howick, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	monthly high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2018	Middleboro, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	124 years	41 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2018. 2018 had 528 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-08-05: 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 5	343
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	20
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	1