Weather Records on 5 November 2015

1,659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 2015. Highest significance: Jamestown, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 2015

On 5 November 2015, 1,659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,109 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 131 monthly and 1,526 daily.
Jamestown set an all-time record daily precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 5 November 2015.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,659 stations

1,659 station records on 5 November 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stockport (Clifton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Brinkley South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo (Desford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duffield Ramco	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caliph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antsiranana	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,659 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 465, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 644, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 5 November 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	465
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	644
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 5 November 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 131, daily 1,526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,319 broken records

Margins by which the 1,319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 2015

Top 20 records on 5 November 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 2015	Jamestown, AU	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	125 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Mindarie, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	127 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Rainbow (Pigick), AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Yulin, CN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Keith, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Stockport (Clifton), AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Appila, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Bellata Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2015	Auburn, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2015	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2015	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	110 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2015	Wellington (Brinkley South), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2015	Wilsons Peak, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	58 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2015. 2015 had 1,659 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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Data for records on 2015-11-05: 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	1,295
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2