Weather Records on 5 November 1916

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1916. Highest significance: Booreegamma, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1916

On 5 November 1916, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 67 daily.
Booreegamma set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 November 1916.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 5 November 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booreegamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler (Loos)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 November 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 November 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1916

Top 20 records on 5 November 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1916	Booreegamma, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1916	Salzburg, AT	monthly high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Mount Remarkable, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Laura, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Maytown, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Appila, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Dumble, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Coonimbia, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1916	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	16 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1916. 1916 had 69 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	52
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1