Weather Records on 5 November 2006

1,258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 2006. Highest significance: Gabes, TN.

Key Facts for 5 November 2006

On 5 November 2006, 1,258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
588 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,186 daily.
Gabes set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 5 November 2006.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,258 stations

1,258 station records on 5 November 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zelenchukskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yibin	China	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Minderoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Highrent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Rambrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Pindari)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Totolica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erzincan	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Molino Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Opstveit	Norway	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stavropol (Amsg)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,258 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 346, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 5 November 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	346
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 5 November 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 72, daily 1,186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,071 broken records

Margins by which the 1,071 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 2006

Top 20 records on 5 November 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 2006	Gabes, TN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2006	Zelenchukskaja, RU	monthly rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2006	Armavir, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2006	Thundelarra, AU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2006	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2006	Yibin, CN	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Attunga (Minderoo), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Tia (Highrent), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Tia (Rambrah), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Nowendoc (Green Hills), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Oravska Lesna, SK	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Walcha (Pindari), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Presa Totolica, MX	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Erzincan, TR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2006	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	46 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

1801 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2006. 2006 had 1,258 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 20	1,009
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1