Weather Records on 5 August 2025

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2025. Highest significance: Sauda, NO.

Key Facts for 5 August 2025

On 5 August 2025, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 701 daily.
Sauda set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 5 August 2025.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 5 August 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Haukedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ware Shoals 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fet I Eidfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 5 August 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2025 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 45, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2025

Top 20 records on 5 August 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2025	Sauda, NO	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Laurens, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Bend, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	130 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Haukedal, NO	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Eikemo, NO	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Cornelia, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2025	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Carrollton, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Walhalla, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Hartwell, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Clemson UNIV, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Heflin, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Clanton, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	126 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Toccoa, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Brevard, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Albemarle, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	52 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2025. 2025 had 775 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 2025-08-05: 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	598
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2