Weather Records on 5 October 1925

140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1925. Highest significance: Needles, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1925

On 5 October 1925, 140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 132 daily.
Needles set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 5 October 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

140 stations

140 station records on 5 October 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

140 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 October 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 October 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1925

Top 20 records on 5 October 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1925	Needles, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1925	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1925	Fairmont, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1925	Yuma Wb City, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Wheeling (1), US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Cumberland, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Treherne, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Parker, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Lock #4, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Tustervatnet, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Laramie, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Astana, KZ	monthly high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1925	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 140 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	91
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1