Weather Records on 5 October 1975

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1975. Highest significance: Doorawarrah, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1975

On 5 October 1975, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 556 daily.
Doorawarrah set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 5 October 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 5 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 5 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1975

Top 20 records on 5 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1975	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1975	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1975	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Meedo, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Hilok, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Bologna, IT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	154 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Wooleen, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Yaringa Station, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Kjahta, RU	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1975	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1975	Greensboro, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1975	Fruitland, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	33 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 566 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 5	326
5 to 10	54
10 to 15	27
15 to 20	10
20 to 25	14
25 to 30	7
30 to 35	3