Weather Records on 19 October 2005

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2005. Highest significance: Woomera (Purple Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 2005

On 19 October 2005, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
628 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 961 daily.
Woomera (Purple Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 19 October 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 19 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cadney Park (Arckaringa Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parachilna (Nilpena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terrah Winds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parachilna (Motpena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Parham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poshtove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 414, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	414
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2005

Top 20 records on 19 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Twin Lakes Rsvr, US	all-time rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Commodore, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2005	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Cadney Park (Arckaringa Statio, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Dodge City, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Roopena, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Wikieup, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2005	Parachilna (Nilpena), AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 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

1806 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2005. 2005 had 980 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	700
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2