Weather Records on 5 October 1946

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1946. Highest significance: La Delle 7 NE, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1946

On 5 October 1946, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 573 daily.
La Delle 7 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 5 October 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 5 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 67, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1946

Top 20 records on 5 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1946	La Delle 7 NE, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1946	Wakeeney, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1946	Fergus Falls, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1946	Mc Cook, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Elwood 8 S, US	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Lexington, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Lakin, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Meadowlands 9 S, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Des Moines, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Leoti, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Wheaton, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Lemmon, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	New London, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1946	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 643 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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Data for records on 1946-10-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	519
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1