Weather Records on 5 October 1926

155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1926. Highest significance: Perryville, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1926

On 5 October 1926, 155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 141 daily.
Perryville set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 October 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

155 stations

155 station records on 5 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

155 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 5 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1926

Top 20 records on 5 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1926	Perryville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1926	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1926	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Palmetto, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Renfrew, CA	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Saegerstown, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Burlington, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Warren 3 S, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Brome, CA	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1926	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	21 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 155 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 10	96
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1