Weather Records on 5 October 1958

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1958. Highest significance: Elaine (Larundel), AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1958

On 5 October 1958, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 439 daily.
Elaine (Larundel) set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 5 October 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 5 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 5 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1958

Top 20 records on 5 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1958	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1958	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1958	Greer, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1958	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1958	Bidar, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Haliburton A, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Parker, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Merredin Research Station, AU	monthly low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Tumut 2, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Ventnor (Oaklands), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Tartu, EE	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Highland Home, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Hamilton, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Wandering Comparison, AU	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	48 years	24 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 450 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 10	323
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1