Weather Records on 5 October 1936

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1936. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1936

On 5 October 1936, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 205 daily.
Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 114.6 mm (4.5 in) on 5 October 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

219 stations

219 station records on 5 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1936

Top 20 records on 5 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1936	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1936	Cuttack, IN	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1936	Dhenkanal, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1936	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Deogarh (Bamra), IN	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Jashpurnagar, IN	monthly rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Talcher, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Nabinagar, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Sambalpur, IN	monthly rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Purankot, IN	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Gangajalghati, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Bano, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1936	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 219 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	154
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3