Weather Records on 5 October 1953

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1953. Highest significance: Chintamani, IN.

Key Facts for 5 October 1953

On 5 October 1953, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 251 daily.
Chintamani set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 5 October 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 5 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 5 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1953

Top 20 records on 5 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1953	Chintamani, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Ulan-Ude, RU	monthly rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Kerrville, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1953	Rio Grande City, US	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Tanakal(Tanakall), IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Nizamabad, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Karmala, IN	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Kolar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Nanded, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Amalner, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1953	Pearsall, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 261 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	178
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2