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Weather Records on 5 October 1908

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1908. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 5 October 1908

  • On 5 October 1908, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.6 C (79.9 F) on 5 October 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1908 17 station records on 5 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 5 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature26.6 C (79.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high maximum temperature23.7 C (74.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 5 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 5 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1908 by timescale Records on 5 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 5 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.7. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 44 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 210 to 12: 112 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 44
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 102
10 to 121
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1908
Top 17 records on 5 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1908Milan, ITdaily high max26.6 C (79.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Halifax, CAdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Truro, CAdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Robertson, ZAdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Riva, ITdaily high max23.7 C (74.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years5 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 1908
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 17 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: 9972019: 6682020: 9952021: 8852022: 7492023: 7752024: 9972025: 7161795187818981916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 17 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
2018997
2019668
2020995
2021885
2022749
2023775
2024997
2025716

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).