Weather Records on 5 October 2012

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2012. Highest significance: Ft Robinson, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 2012

On 5 October 2012, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 402 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 875 daily.
Ft Robinson set a daily record snowfall of 14.5 cm (5.7 in) on 5 October 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 5 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kauhajoki Kaupunki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Riimala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vidsel	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gronliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glommerstrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narpio Alamarkku	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdsiljum_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jorn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koler	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bavertrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rusksele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karvia Alkkia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Epen (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 250, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	250
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 875.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2012

Top 20 records on 5 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2012	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2012	Ft Robinson, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2012	Heino_1, NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Kauhajoki Kaupunki, FI	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Heerde, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Teuva Kauppilankyla, FI	monthly rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Mustasaari Riimala, FI	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Crescent Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Hellendoorn, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Fagerheden, SE	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Vidsel, SE	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Seinajoki Pelmaa, FI	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi, FI	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Gronliden, SE	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Glommerstrask, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Plant City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2012	Narpio Alamarkku, FI	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 913 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 2012-10-05: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	674
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2