Weather Records on 5 October 1945

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1945. Highest significance: Ruston la Tech, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1945

On 5 October 1945, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 222 daily.
Ruston la Tech set a daily record precipitation of 162.3 mm (6.4 in) on 5 October 1945.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 5 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1945

Top 20 records on 5 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1945	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Kamiesberg, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Young, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Henderson, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Aktobe, KZ	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Haina 214, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Columbia City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Bologna, IT	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1945	Amite, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Minden, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Moroni, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Utica, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Sonnblick, AT	daily low max	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Athens, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1945	Flint, US	all-time rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1 year	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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 234 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	163
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1