Weather Records on 5 October 1939

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1939. Highest significance: Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE.

Key Facts for 5 October 1939

On 5 October 1939, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 264 daily.
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan) set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 5 October 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 5 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 5 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1939

Top 20 records on 5 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1939	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1939	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1939	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1939	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1939	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Princeton, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Detroit, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Bonham 3NNE, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1939	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	23 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 269 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1939
Margin	Records
0 to 10	186
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1