Weather Records on 5 October 1997

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1997. Highest significance: Tangier City, MA.

Key Facts for 5 October 1997

On 5 October 1997, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 771 daily.
Tangier City set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 5 October 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 5 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Staritsa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yezerishche	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hool	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xilitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skamania Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maningrida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Josefa Ortiz de Domingu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Major Zeferino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1997

Top 20 records on 5 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1997	Tangier City, MA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1997	Staritsa, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Santa Maria Chimalapa, MX	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Coeur D'Alene, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	San Miguel El Alto, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Yezerishche, BY	monthly rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Bairro Igrejinha, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Hool, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Walnut, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Carroll, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Kirksville, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Mina, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Xilitla, MX	daily rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	37 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 814 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	559
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1