Weather Records on 5 October 1986

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1986. Highest significance: Ft Stockton, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1986

On 5 October 1986, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 803 daily.
Ft Stockton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 5 October 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 5 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 70, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1986

Top 20 records on 5 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1986	Ft Stockton, US	all-time rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1986	Sonora, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1986	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1986	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	San Angelo, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	McCamey, US	daily rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Marathon, US	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Lexington, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Roscoe, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Sabinas (Dge), MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Marshall, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Rodeo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	42 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 875 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 25	625
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1