Weather Records on 5 October 1971

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1971. Highest significance: Darradup, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1971

On 5 October 1971, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 372 daily.
Darradup set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 5 October 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 5 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curvelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mogumber Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1971

Top 20 records on 5 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1971	Darradup, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Encinal, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Sao Fidelis (Pcd), BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Jimenez (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Glen Warren, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1971	Lampazos (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Springfields, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Kirov, RU	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Laredo, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Kazan, RU	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Drevja, NO	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Aksakovo, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Waialua 847, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1971	Pemberton, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	27 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 377 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	264
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1