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Weather Records on 5 October 1921

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1921. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 5 October 1921

  • On 5 October 1921, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 5 October 1921.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1921 33 station records on 5 October 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 5 October 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)50 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.1 C (68.2 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.5 C (76.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of FlUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PrzhevalskKyrgyzstanRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BriagolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
NelsonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-WerftGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 5 October 1921 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 5 October 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1921 by timescale Records on 5 October 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 30.
Records on 5 October 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1921 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 1: 71 to 2: 142 to 3: 13 to 4: 24 to 5: 05 to 6: 20 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 17
1 to 214
2 to 31
3 to 42
4 to 50
5 to 62

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1921
Top 20 records on 5 October 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1921Oxford, GBdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)72 years50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1921Armagh, GBdaily high max20.1 C (68.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)55 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Uccle, BEmonthly high max27.5 C (81.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)13 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)42 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max24.5 C (76.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Cet Central England, GBmonthly high max24.7 C (76.5 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)0 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Sheffield, GBmonthly high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Gainesville UNIV of Fl, USdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Przhevalsk, KGdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Weldon, USdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Bass (Kilcunda), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Kristianstad, SEdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Briagolong, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Nelson, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Waren, DEdaily low min-0.7 C (30.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Armagh, GBdaily high min14.9 C (58.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1921Karlshamn, SEdaily low min-2.0 C (28.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)15 years10 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 1921
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 33 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 1921. 1921 had 33 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).