Weather Records on 5 October 1980

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1980. Highest significance: Stonyfell, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1980

On 5 October 1980, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 942 daily.
Stonyfell set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 5 October 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 5 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 369, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	369
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 59, daily 942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1980

Top 20 records on 5 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1980	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Maracas, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Atyrau, KZ	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	New Liskeard, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Araripe, BR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Stokes, AU	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Kerch, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Carthage, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Federal Pt, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1980	Grapeview 3 SW, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	36 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 1,002 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	728
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2