Weather Records on 5 October 1923

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1923. Highest significance: Ueckermunde, DE.

Key Facts for 5 October 1923

On 5 October 1923, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 86 daily.
Ueckermunde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 5 October 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 5 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Connersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 86.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

67 broken records

Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1923

Top 20 records on 5 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1923	Ueckermunde, DE	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1923	Colby, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Las Animas, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Taunton, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Storrs, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Waren, DE	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Keene, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Green Hill, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Millport 4 NE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1923	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	30 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 87 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 3	44
3 to 5	16
5 to 8	3
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1