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Weather Records on 5 October 1918

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1918. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 5 October 1918

  • On 5 October 1918, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Parry Sound set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 October 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1918 35 station records on 5 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 5 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
AshbourneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 5 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1918 by timescale Records on 5 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 33.
Records on 5 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1918 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 410 to 15: 215 to 20: 320 to 25: 225 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 104
10 to 152
15 to 203
20 to 252
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1918
Top 20 records on 5 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1918Parry Sound, CAdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)23 years50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1918Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)44 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1918Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)26 years36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1918Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)3 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1918Ottawa, CAdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)3 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Orillia, CAmonthly rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)45 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Brome, CAdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)3 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Coldwater, CAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)28 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Burlington, USdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Quebec, CAdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)45 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Yankalilla (Woodvale), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918St Albans, CAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Maitland (Woodburlie), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Northfield, USdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1918Peterborough, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)8 years12 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 1918
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 35 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 1918. 1918 had 35 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).