Weather Records on 5 October 1966

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1966. Highest significance: Irkutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1966

On 5 October 1966, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 350 daily.
Irkutsk set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 October 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 5 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sopore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1966

Top 20 records on 5 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1966	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1966	Sopore, IN	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Geisenheim, DE	daily high max	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Boulevard, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Alpine, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Tot-Ma, RU	monthly high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1966	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1966	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1966	Elatma, RU	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1966	Colorado City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1966	Omalur, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1966	Kostroma, RU	monthly high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	36 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 390 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	323
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1