Weather Records on 5 October 1916

124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1916. Highest significance: Milton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1916

On 5 October 1916, 124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 105 daily.
Milton Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 231.1 mm (9.1 in) on 5 October 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

124 stations

124 station records on 5 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dural Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

124 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 5 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1916

Top 20 records on 5 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1916	Milton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1916	Campbelltown 1, AU	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1916	Cataract River, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1916	Nowra Council Offices, AU	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1916	Picton Council Depot, AU	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Camden Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Menangle Jmai, AU	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Dural Public School, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Berthong, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1916	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	44 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

1795 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 124 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	85
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3