Weather Records on 5 October 1979

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1979. Highest significance: Tatarsk, RU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1979

On 5 October 1979, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 878 daily.
Tatarsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 5 October 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 5 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Krasno-Armeysk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Volodarskoe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duckinwilla Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodnight Scrub Res 169	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shusha	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morin Heights	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza Normal Rural	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 300, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 5 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	300
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1979

Top 20 records on 5 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1979	Tatarsk, RU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 October 1979	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1979	Krasno-Armeysk, KZ	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1979	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Volodarskoe, KZ	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Oka, CA	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Lachin, AZ	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Omsk, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Duckinwilla Creek, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	St Charles de Mandeville, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Beulah, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Goodnight Scrub Res 169, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1979	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	39 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 920 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	705
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1