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Weather Records on 5 November 1908

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1908. Highest significance: Bredasdorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1908

  • On 5 November 1908, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 12.7 mm (0.5 in) on 5 November 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 5 November 1908 17 station records on 5 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 5 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.3 C (108.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 5 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 5 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 November 1908 by timescale Records on 5 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 5 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1908
Top 17 records on 5 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 November 1908Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-4.9 C (23.2 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Robertson, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max42.3 C (108.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high min (Tie)16.0 C (60.8 F)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily low min (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie15 years1 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 1908
Records on 11-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1908. 1908 had 17 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: 4242019: 4202020: 1,4122021: 4382022: 1,0252023: 7542024: 1,1162025: 8621801187719001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1908. 1908 had 17 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
2018424
2019420
20201,412
2021438
20221,025
2023754
20241,116
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).