Weather Records on 5 October 1927

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1927. Highest significance: Petoskey, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1927

On 5 October 1927, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 74 daily.
Petoskey set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 5 October 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 5 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1927

Top 20 records on 5 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1927	Petoskey, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Zametchino, RU	monthly high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Port Washington, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Eufaula, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Elatma, RU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Perm, RU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Carroll, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Kazan, RU	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Pakri, EE	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Colfax, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1927	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2 years	16 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 79 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 5	45
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2