Weather Records on 5 October 1943

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1943. Highest significance: Svirica, RU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1943

On 5 October 1943, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 388 daily.
Svirica set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 5 October 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 5 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nudgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 5 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1943

Top 20 records on 5 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1943	Svirica, RU	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1943	Nudgee, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Bakke, NO	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Heppner, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Singimari, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Sangli, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1943	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	27 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 404 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	273
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1