Weather Records on 5 October 1924

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1924. Highest significance: Sacramento 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1924

On 5 October 1924, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 133 daily.
Sacramento 5 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 5 October 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 5 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1924

Top 20 records on 5 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1924	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	St Albans, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Treherne, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Ukiah, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	Toulby, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1924	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	Morden, CA	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1924	New Smyrna Beach, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	27 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 139 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 20	107
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1