Weather Records on 5 October 2024

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2024. Highest significance: Chester, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 2024

On 5 October 2024, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
904 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 937 daily.
Chester set a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 5 October 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 5 October 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Death Valley Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 523, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 381, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	523
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	381
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2024

Top 20 records on 5 October 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2024	Chester, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2024	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Pamban, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Smola - Moldstad, NO	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Goodland, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Leo 6 SW, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Wasco, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Thibodaux 4 SE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	130 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	124 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Searchlight, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Green Rvr, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Natural Brg, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Newman, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Plant City, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Austin #2, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	131 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Searchlight, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	St George, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024	Zion Np, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	42 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 996 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	889
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,223

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	761
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1