Weather Records on 5 October 1932

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1932. Highest significance: Carlisle, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1932

On 5 October 1932, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 755 daily.
Carlisle set a daily record precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 5 October 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 5 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 385, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	385
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1932

Top 20 records on 5 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1932	Carlisle, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	Zametchino, RU	monthly rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	Elmira, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	North Lake, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1932	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Ladner, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Galway, IE	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Amherst, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Kirksville, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Ringtown, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1932	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	25 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 768 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	633
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1