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Weather Records on 5 November 1899

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1899. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1899

  • On 5 November 1899, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 5 November 1899.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 5 November 1899 11 station records on 5 November 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 5 November 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 November 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.5 mm (3.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 5 November 1899 by type Records set or tied on 5 November 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 November 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 5 November 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 November 1899 by timescale Records on 5 November 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 November 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 9.
Records on 5 November 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1899 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 910 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 109
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1899
Top 11 records on 5 November 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 November 1899Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain76.5 mm (3.0 in)59.0 mm (2.3 in)34 years54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1899Putbus, DEdaily high max15.5 C (59.9 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Uccle, BEdaily high max18.7 C (65.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)64 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Jena Sternwarte, DEmonthly high max23.1 C (73.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Putbus, DEdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEmonthly high max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Maitland West, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1899Milan, ITdaily high max (Tie)17.0 C (62.6 F)tie119 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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 1899
Records on 11-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1899. 1899 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001801: 11806: 11834: 11835: 21842: 11845: 11848: 21851: 11857: 11858: 41862: 31863: 11867: 11868: 21872: 11873: 21877: 21878: 31880: 21881: 11883: 21884: 11885: 11887: 21889: 11893: 11894: 21895: 21896: 61897: 11898: 21899: 111900: 41901: 61902: 31903: 81904: 61905: 91906: 161907: 51908: 171909: 91910: 621911: 211912: 551913: 221914: 291915: 181916: 691917: 361918: 321919: 821920: 721921: 2211922: 881923: 2301924: 3011925: 1381926: 1221927: 2481928: 1281929: 861930: 1621931: 2981932: 3161933: 7061934: 4791935: 1,1961936: 4531937: 1861938: 7201939: 4851940: 2391941: 6041942: 4461943: 2241944: 3571945: 5031946: 6151947: 4081948: 1,3301949: 5721950: 6101951: 1,8151952: 4041953: 5991954: 6111955: 4161956: 8201957: 4521958: 1711959: 1,5161960: 2541961: 6601962: 3431963: 2781964: 3171965: 4241966: 5801967: 7551968: 2981969: 7451970: 6391971: 3841972: 4801973: 1,6221974: 4231975: 1,4991976: 8351977: 9021978: 7991979: 5041980: 1,0331981: 5381982: 9911983: 9801984: 5281985: 1,2491986: 6931987: 8951988: 1,2751989: 5961990: 1,2861991: 3,3881992: 1,3161993: 7701994: 1,8641995: 1,3991996: 1,3801997: 6761998: 7921999: 8722000: 1,1082001: 7582002: 1,3032003: 2,2322004: 9092005: 1,1142006: 1,2582007: 5662008: 1,3262009: 6062010: 1,4542011: 9842012: 8122013: 5942014: 5102015: 1,6592016: 7552017: 9722018: 4262019: 4202020: 1,4192021: 4392022: 1,0292023: 7582024: 1,1182025: 8621801187719001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1899. 1899 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-05 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18061
18341
18352
18421
18451
18482
18511
18571
18584
18623
18631
18671
18682
18721
18732
18772
18783
18802
18811
18832
18841
18851
18872
18891
18931
18942
18952
18966
18971
18982
189911
19004
19016
19023
19038
19046
19059
190616
19075
190817
19099
191062
191121
191255
191322
191429
191518
191669
191736
191832
191982
192072
1921221
192288
1923230
1924301
1925138
1926122
1927248
1928128
192986
1930162
1931298
1932316
1933706
1934479
19351,196
1936453
1937186
1938720
1939485
1940239
1941604
1942446
1943224
1944357
1945503
1946615
1947408
19481,330
1949572
1950610
19511,815
1952404
1953599
1954611
1955416
1956820
1957452
1958171
19591,516
1960254
1961660
1962343
1963278
1964317
1965424
1966580
1967755
1968298
1969745
1970639
1971384
1972480
19731,622
1974423
19751,499
1976835
1977902
1978799
1979504
19801,033
1981538
1982991
1983980
1984528
19851,249
1986693
1987895
19881,275
1989596
19901,286
19913,388
19921,316
1993770
19941,864
19951,399
19961,380
1997676
1998792
1999872
20001,108
2001758
20021,303
20032,232
2004909
20051,114
20061,258
2007566
20081,326
2009606
20101,454
2011984
2012812
2013594
2014510
20151,659
2016755
2017972
2018426
2019420
20201,419
2021439
20221,029
2023758
20241,118
2025862

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).