Weather Records on 5 October 1920

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1920. Highest significance: Bedooba, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1920

On 5 October 1920, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 85 daily.
Bedooba set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 5 October 1920.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 5 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 64.

Records on 5 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1920

Top 20 records on 5 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1920	Bedooba, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1920	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1920	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1920	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1920	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1920	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Paika, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Cockburn, AU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Tolarno, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Sussex, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Coronga Peak, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Beltana, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1920	Bulgoo, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 89 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 5	44
5 to 10	16
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1