Weather Records on 5 October 1929

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1929. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 5 October 1929

On 5 October 1929, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 237 daily.
Armagh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 5 October 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

242 stations

242 station records on 5 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 5 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1929

Top 20 records on 5 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1929	Armagh, GB	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1929	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1929	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1929	Batesville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Gorlitz, DE	monthly high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Haliburton A, CA	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Kennewick, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Cottbus, DE	monthly high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Plauen, DE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Potsdam, DE	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1929	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	10 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 242 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	174
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1