Weather Records on 5 October 1970

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1970. Highest significance: Venkatagirikota, IN.

Key Facts for 5 October 1970

On 5 October 1970, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 443 daily.
Venkatagirikota set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 5 October 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 5 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barra da Estiva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Machado Portela (Juraci)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piata (Anchieta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 26.

Records on 5 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1970

Top 20 records on 5 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1970	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1970	Kursk, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1970	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Komisarivka, UA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Guanambi, BR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Red Deer, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd), BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Nikopol, UA	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Red Deer, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Poltava, UA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Bowelling, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Orel, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Gotnja, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Macklin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Konotop, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Santana (Santana Do Brejo), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	38 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 458 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 20	326
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1