Weather Records on 5 October 2009

1,756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2009. Highest significance: Nye #2, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 2009

On 5 October 2009, 1,756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
669 were record highs and 681 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 126 monthly and 1,628 daily.
Nye #2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 October 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,756 stations

1,756 station records on 5 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nye #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,756 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 526, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 5 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	526
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 5 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 126, daily 1,628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,331 broken records

Margins by which the 1,331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2009

Top 20 records on 5 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2009	Nye #2, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2009	Milton Freewater, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2009	Lima, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2009	Lima, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2009	Nye #2, US	monthly snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2009	Pinedale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2009	Yoakum, US	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Riverton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Lima, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Darwin Rch, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Moose, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Glenns Ferry, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	McGill, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Billy Creek, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Hobson, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Montello 2NE, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2009	Surat, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	49 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 1,756 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 2009-10-05: 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 50	1,247
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2