Weather Records on 5 October 2010

1,114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2010. Highest significance: Poona, IN.

Key Facts for 5 October 2010

On 5 October 2010, 1,114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 548 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,067 daily.
Poona set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 5 October 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,114 stations

1,114 station records on 5 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	614.7 mm (24.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Widtsoe #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolob	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton Olympic Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orama (Darkwood Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harris Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio del Cipres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,114 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 337, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 5 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	337
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 212.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2010

Top 20 records on 5 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2010	Poona, IN	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 October 2010	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2010	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2010	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2010	Qionghai, CN	all-time rain	614.7 mm (24.2 in)	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	9 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2010	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2010	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2010	Hatch, US	all-time rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Thora Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Dyer 5S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Alton, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Doyle, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Haikou, CN	daily rain	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	New Harmony, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Widtsoe #3, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Gunlock Ph, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Spearfish, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2010	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,114 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 50	801
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1