Weather Records on 5 November 1985

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1985. Highest significance: Upper Tract, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1985

On 5 November 1985, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 1,128 daily.
Upper Tract set an all-time record daily precipitation of 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 5 November 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 5 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spruce Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tappan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 910, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 5 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	910
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 5 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 106, daily 1,128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,134 broken records

Margins by which the 1,134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1985

Top 20 records on 5 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1985	Upper Tract, US	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	75 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 November 1985	Pickens 1, US	all-time rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 November 1985	Hot Springs, US	all-time rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Rowlesburg 1, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Canfield 1 S, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Millport 4 NE, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	New Castle, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Linesville 1 S, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Parsons 3 SE, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Covington, US	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Dailey 1 SE, US	all-time rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Canaan Valley, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Princeton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Summerfield 2 NE, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1985	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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

1801 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1985. 1985 had 1,249 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-05 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1806	1
1834	1
1835	2
1842	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1857	1
1858	4
1862	3
1863	1
1867	1
1868	2
1872	1
1873	2
1877	2
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	6
1897	1
1898	2
1899	11
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	8
1904	6
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	17
1909	9
1910	62
1911	21
1912	55
1913	22
1914	29
1915	18
1916	69
1917	36
1918	32
1919	82
1920	72
1921	221
1922	88
1923	230
1924	301
1925	138
1926	122
1927	248
1928	128
1929	86
1930	162
1931	298
1932	316
1933	706
1934	479
1935	1,196
1936	453
1937	186
1938	720
1939	485
1940	239
1941	604
1942	446
1943	224
1944	357
1945	503
1946	615
1947	408
1948	1,330
1949	572
1950	610
1951	1,815
1952	404
1953	599
1954	611
1955	416
1956	820
1957	452
1958	171
1959	1,516
1960	254
1961	660
1962	343
1963	278
1964	317
1965	424
1966	580
1967	755
1968	298
1969	745
1970	639
1971	384
1972	480
1973	1,622
1974	423
1975	1,499
1976	835
1977	902
1978	799
1979	504
1980	1,033
1981	538
1982	991
1983	980
1984	528
1985	1,249
1986	693
1987	895
1988	1,275
1989	596
1990	1,286
1991	3,388
1992	1,316
1993	770
1994	1,864
1995	1,399
1996	1,380
1997	676
1998	792
1999	872
2000	1,108
2001	758
2002	1,303
2003	2,232
2004	909
2005	1,114
2006	1,258
2007	566
2008	1,326
2009	606
2010	1,454
2011	984
2012	812
2013	594
2014	510
2015	1,659
2016	755
2017	972
2018	426
2019	420
2020	1,419
2021	439
2022	1,029
2023	758
2024	1,118
2025	862

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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 25	996
25 to 50	100
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	4