Weather Records on 5 August 2022

1,332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2022. Highest significance: Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 2022

On 5 August 2022, 1,332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
783 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,252 daily.
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly) set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 5 August 2022.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,332 stations

1,332 station records on 5 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isojoki Karjenkoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (South Winscombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stromlo Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kauhava Lentokentta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Fern Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton the Anchorage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danglemah (Rutherglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aranda (Bindaga St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melba (Verbrugghen Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duri (Ashgrove) No 142	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Craigdarroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce (Australian Institute of	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,332 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 517, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 449.

Records on 5 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	517
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 75, daily 1,252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,077 broken records

Margins by which the 1,077 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2022

Top 20 records on 5 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2022	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 August 2022	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Minden, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Balch Pwr House, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Tynda, RU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Lillhamra, SE	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	monthly rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	115 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Seinajoki Pelmaa, FI	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2022	Somerton (Clermont Park), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 1,332 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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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 August 2022
Margin	Records
0 to 20	990
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3