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Weather Records on 5 October 1913

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1913. Highest significance: Bega (Newtown Road), AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1913

  • On 5 October 1913, 25 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, 2 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Bega (Newtown Road) set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 5 October 1913.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1913 25 station records on 5 October 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 5 October 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.8 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 5 October 1913 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 5 October 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1913 by timescale Records on 5 October 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 23.
Records on 5 October 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1913 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 25: 1725 to 50: 150 to 75: 075 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 2517
25 to 501
50 to 750
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1751

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1913
Top 20 records on 5 October 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1913Bega (Newtown Road), AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)35.5 mm (1.4 in)19 years42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1913Sheffield, GBdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)12 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1913Qu'appelle, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)17.5 cm (6.9 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Port Arthur, CAmonthly rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Bamberg, DEmonthly rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Helmond, NLdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913St John's, CAdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Winnemucca AP, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Hoorn, NLdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Yarmouth, CAdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.8 C (56.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Parry Sound, CAdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Yarmouth, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Zametchino, RUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1913Halifax, CAdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie32 years3 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 1913
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 25 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 1913. 1913 had 25 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).