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Weather Records on 5 October 1914

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1914. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 5 October 1914

  • On 5 October 1914, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Calgary Int'l A set a daily record snowfall of 9.1 cm (3.6 in) on 5 October 1914.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1914 13 station records on 5 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 5 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
RoseberryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.1 C (82.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 5 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1914 by timescale Records on 5 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 5 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1914 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1120 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2011
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1914
Top 13 records on 5 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1914Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)8.1 cm (3.2 in)19 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Roseberry, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)18 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Stonecliffe, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Truro, CAdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max28.1 C (82.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Portland, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Nurnberg, DEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie8 years1 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 1914
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 13 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 1914. 1914 had 13 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).