Weather Records on 5 November 1919

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1919. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1919

On 5 November 1919, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 80 daily.
Brome set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 5 November 1919.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 5 November 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 5 November 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 5 November 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1919

Top 20 records on 5 November 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1919	Brome, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1919	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1919	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1919	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1919	Hanover, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Concord, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Saint John, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Waren, DE	daily low max	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Brome, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Waren, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1919	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	5 years	20 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1919. 1919 had 82 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	60
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1