Weather Records on 5 October 1959

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1959. Highest significance: Riksgransen, SE.

Key Facts for 5 October 1959

On 5 October 1959, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 603 daily.
Riksgransen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 5 October 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 5 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woronora Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amari	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 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 1959

Top 20 records on 5 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1959	Riksgransen, SE	all-time rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1959	Lawrence, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1959	Ankenes, NO	all-time rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1959	Bones I Bardu, NO	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1959	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Raymondville, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Renmark, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Osage City, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Brownwood 2NE, US	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1959	Av-A-Rest, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	45 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 629 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	455
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1