Weather Records on 5 October 2004

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2004. Highest significance: Mc Lean, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 2004

On 5 October 2004, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 731 daily.
Mc Lean set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 5 October 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 5 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monahans	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arendal Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlapehuala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kemerovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2004

Top 20 records on 5 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2004	Mc Lean, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2004	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Balasore, IN	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	San Augustine, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Yeso 2 S, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Newkirk, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Valmora, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Tucumcari Muni AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Nikko, JP	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Galva, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Tipton, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Monahans, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2004	Chita, RU	monthly high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58 years	40 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 770 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 10	517
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2