Weather Records on 5 October 1942

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1942. Highest significance: Rio Grande City, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1942

On 5 October 1942, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 194 daily.
Rio Grande City set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 5 October 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 5 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1942

Top 20 records on 5 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1942	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1942	Dilley, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1942	Falfurrias, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Albany, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Bulken, NO	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Callaville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	55 years	24 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 206 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 50	173
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1