Weather Records on 5 October 1940

185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1940. Highest significance: Wickenburg, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1940

On 5 October 1940, 185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 178 daily.
Wickenburg set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 October 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

185 stations

185 station records on 5 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

185 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 5 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1940

Top 20 records on 5 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1940	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1940	Jerome, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1940	Walnut Grove, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Miller, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Buckeye, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Snowflake, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Shelbina, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Uman, UA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Quincy, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Escanaba, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Snowflake, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Sacaton, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1940	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 185 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	118
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1