Weather Records on 5 October 1990

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1990. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 5 October 1990

On 5 October 1990, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 681 daily.
Ferrara set a daily record precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 5 October 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 5 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genevad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokrovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	183.7 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Undameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olastorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungbyhed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 53, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1990

Top 20 records on 5 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1990	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1990	Mantova, IT	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	117 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1990	Don Muang, TH	monthly rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1990	E Glacier, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Lop Buri, TH	all-time rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Suphan Buri, TH	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Buffalo, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Weston, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Bologna, IT	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Verona Villafranca, IT	monthly rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Singeshult, SE	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Boras, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Glenville, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Genevad, SE	monthly rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Old Faithful, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Futenma, JP	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Pokrovka, RU	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1990	Prachin Buri, TH	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	43 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 736 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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Data for records on 1990-10-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	545
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1