Weather Records on 10 October 2005

912 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2005. Highest significance: Breckenridge, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2005

On 10 October 2005, 912 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 870 daily.
Breckenridge set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 10 October 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

912 stations

912 station records on 10 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood 8SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molino Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro Canoas Altas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

912 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 10 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 10 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 266.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2005

Top 20 records on 10 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 2005	Las Animas, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 2005	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Climax, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	111 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Haigler, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Julesburg, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Kit Carson, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2005	Cerro, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2005	Ica, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2005	Dalton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2005	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2005	Lamar 3 SSE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2005	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	56 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 912 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	704
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1