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Weather Records on 5 October 1906

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1906. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 5 October 1906

  • On 5 October 1906, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 5 October 1906.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1906 19 station records on 5 October 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 5 October 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 5 October 1906 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 5 October 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1906 by timescale Records on 5 October 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 5 October 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1906 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.9. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 102

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1906
Top 19 records on 5 October 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1906Oxford, GBdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Toronto, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Philadelphia City, USdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Freiburg, DEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)13 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Santa Fe, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Quebec, CAdaily high max (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Chatham, CAdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Saint John, CAdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie3 years0 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Sydney, CAdaily high max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie0 years0 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1906Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie0 years0 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1906
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1906. 1906 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11811: 11843: 11844: 11848: 11849: 11852: 11856: 11857: 11859: 11864: 71867: 21869: 11873: 11874: 11876: 21877: 11878: 21879: 11880: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 21885: 21886: 31888: 11889: 31890: 31891: 31892: 21895: 41896: 21897: 21898: 41900: 61901: 101902: 111903: 101904: 191905: 111906: 191907: 131908: 171909: 301910: 431911: 101912: 921913: 251914: 131915: 251916: 1241917: 3141918: 351919: 421920: 891921: 331922: 811923: 871924: 1391925: 1401926: 1551927: 791928: 2021929: 2421930: 2851931: 2841932: 7681933: 2571934: 2371935: 9101936: 2191937: 4911938: 3751939: 2691940: 1851941: 1,0721942: 2061943: 4041944: 3291945: 2341946: 6431947: 7461948: 4911949: 5621950: 4661951: 5411952: 1,0271953: 2611954: 8341955: 7711956: 4521957: 5201958: 4501959: 6291960: 2901961: 4931962: 4561963: 6051964: 7371965: 1,1601966: 3901967: 2901968: 6701969: 6031970: 4581971: 3771972: 6361973: 3351974: 9731975: 5661976: 8191977: 3821978: 4381979: 9201980: 1,0021981: 6421982: 5241983: 1,0371984: 6461985: 7811986: 8751987: 1,0811988: 9581989: 4651990: 7361991: 1,0051992: 7761993: 1,0241994: 1,2051995: 1,7051996: 9311997: 8141998: 1,5961999: 1,2762000: 1,1472001: 7712002: 1,0262003: 6362004: 7702005: 2,0032006: 9302007: 1,6092008: 9422009: 1,7562010: 1,1142011: 1,3832012: 9132013: 1,1062014: 6482015: 6442016: 5652017: 5602018: 1,0042019: 6722020: 9972021: 8872022: 7522023: 7802024: 9962025: 7162026: 1,2331795187818981916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1906. 1906 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-05 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18111
18431
18441
18481
18491
18521
18561
18571
18591
18647
18672
18691
18731
18741
18762
18771
18782
18791
18801
18816
18821
18831
18842
18852
18863
18881
18893
18903
18913
18922
18954
18962
18972
18984
19006
190110
190211
190310
190419
190511
190619
190713
190817
190930
191043
191110
191292
191325
191413
191525
1916124
1917314
191835
191942
192089
192133
192281
192387
1924139
1925140
1926155
192779
1928202
1929242
1930285
1931284
1932768
1933257
1934237
1935910
1936219
1937491
1938375
1939269
1940185
19411,072
1942206
1943404
1944329
1945234
1946643
1947746
1948491
1949562
1950466
1951541
19521,027
1953261
1954834
1955771
1956452
1957520
1958450
1959629
1960290
1961493
1962456
1963605
1964737
19651,160
1966390
1967290
1968670
1969603
1970458
1971377
1972636
1973335
1974973
1975566
1976819
1977382
1978438
1979920
19801,002
1981642
1982524
19831,037
1984646
1985781
1986875
19871,081
1988958
1989465
1990736
19911,005
1992776
19931,024
19941,205
19951,705
1996931
1997814
19981,596
19991,276
20001,147
2001771
20021,026
2003636
2004770
20052,003
2006930
20071,609
2008942
20091,756
20101,114
20111,383
2012913
20131,106
2014648
2015644
2016565
2017560
20181,004
2019672
2020997
2021887
2022752
2023780
2024996
2025716
20261,233

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).