Weather Records on 5 October 2019

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2019. Highest significance: Choteau, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 2019

On 5 October 2019, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 631 daily.
Choteau set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 October 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 5 October 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark Agric. School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Commerce 4 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mora_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaernes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 October 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 October 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2019

Top 20 records on 5 October 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2019	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 October 2019	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2019	Moyale, KE	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Selma, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Dnipropetrovsk, UA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Sibley, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Denmark Agric. School, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Elberton 2 N, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Tekamah, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Poronajsk, RU	daily low min	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2019	Batesburg, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 672 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 2019-10-05: 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	515
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1