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Weather Records on 5 November 1917

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1917. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 5 November 1917

  • On 5 November 1917, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 5 November 1917.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 5 November 1917 36 station records on 5 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 5 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation34.2 mm (1.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Dural Public SchoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GympieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 5 November 1917 by type Records set or tied on 5 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 29Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 November 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall29
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 November 1917 by timescale Records on 5 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34.
Records on 5 November 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1917 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2110 to 20: 620 to 30: 330 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1021
10 to 206
20 to 303
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1917
Top 20 records on 5 November 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 November 1917Malin Head, IEdaily rain34.2 mm (1.3 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)21 years49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1917Woodford Post Office, AUdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)47.2 mm (1.9 in)4 years43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1917Alpha Post Office, AUdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)27 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1917Casino Airport, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)37 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1917Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUmonthly rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)27 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Maryborough, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)4 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Gospic, HRdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Sandgate Post Office, AUdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)14 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Dural Public School, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Halden, NOdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Margate Collins St, AUdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Eversleigh, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Lawrence Post Office, AUmonthly rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Bjornholt, NOdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Bendemeer (Caroline St), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Jerrys Plains Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Gympie, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1917Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)29 years15 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 1917
Records on 11-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1917. 1917 had 36 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 1917. 1917 had 36 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).