Weather Records on 5 November 1924

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1924. Highest significance: Coan Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1924

On 5 November 1924, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 281 daily.
Coan Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 5 November 1924.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 5 November 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 5 November 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 November 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1924

Top 20 records on 5 November 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1924	Coan Downs, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1924	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.3 cm (5.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Towaninnie, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Yathong, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Garah (Welbon), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1924	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Manna Hill, AU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1924	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	28 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1924. 1924 had 301 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 20	221
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1