Weather Records on 5 November 1926

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1926. Highest significance: Stromsfoss Sluse, NO.

Key Facts for 5 November 1926

On 5 November 1926, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 121 daily.
Stromsfoss Sluse set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 5 November 1926.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 5 November 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Frankston State Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 November 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 November 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1926

Top 20 records on 5 November 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1926	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1926	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Irkutsk, RU	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Alexandria, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Fort National, DZ	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Highland Home, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Magnolia, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Cedarville, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	San Jacinto, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1926	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	15 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1926. 1926 had 122 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 50	85
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1