Weather Records on 5 October 1957

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1957. Highest significance: Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ.

Key Facts for 5 October 1957

On 5 October 1957, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 316 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 514 daily.
Big Bend(Wissel Rode) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 5 October 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 5 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 224, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	224
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1957

Top 20 records on 5 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1957	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1957	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Davidson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1957	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Greenville, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Wapashoe, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1957	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	31 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 520 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	404
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1