Weather Records on 5 October 1931

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1931. Highest significance: Rajapur, IN.

Key Facts for 5 October 1931

On 5 October 1931, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 269 daily.
Rajapur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 186.7 mm (7.4 in) on 5 October 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 5 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1931

Top 20 records on 5 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1931	Rajapur, IN	monthly rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Port Arthur, AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Shegaon, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Nandura, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Mandangad, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Mahad, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Daryapur, IN	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1931	Buldana, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1931	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1931	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1931	Akot, IN	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1931	Telhara, IN	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1931	Darwin Post Office, AU	monthly low max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1931	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	30 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 284 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	183
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1