Weather Records on 5 October 1947

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1947. Highest significance: Ft Pierce, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1947

On 5 October 1947, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
555 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 136 monthly and 610 daily.
Ft Pierce set a daily record precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 5 October 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 5 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 5 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 136, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1947

Top 20 records on 5 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1947	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1947	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1947	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1947	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1947	Uralsk, KZ	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1947	Farrukhabad, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1947	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Digri, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Beatrice, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Gothenburg, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Montrose #2, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Franklin, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1947	American Falls 6 NE, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	30 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 746 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	556
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1