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Weather Records on 5 October 1919

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1919. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 5 October 1919

  • On 5 October 1919, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 19 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.0 C (64.4 F) on 5 October 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

42 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1919 42 station records on 5 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
42 station records on 5 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port VictoriaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.7 mm (0.07 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.8 C (71.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MoontaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records
Records on 5 October 1919 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 5 October 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1919 by timescale Records on 5 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 40.
Records on 5 October 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1919 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 315 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 531
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1919
Top 20 records on 5 October 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1919Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max18.0 C (64.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Barrie, CAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)51 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Wilmington Wb City, USmonthly high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Tomsk, RUdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Alma, USdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily low min4.0 C (39.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Port Victoria, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high min13.2 C (55.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)42 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low min11.0 C (51.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Chatham 2, CAdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Brome, CAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Jonkoping, SEdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Armagh, GBdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Durham, GBdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Nurnberg, DEdaily high max21.0 C (69.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1919Jakutsk, RUdaily rain1.7 mm (0.07 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)12 years11 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 1919
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 42 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 1919. 1919 had 42 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).