Weather Records on 5 November 1929

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1929. Highest significance: Keilands, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1929

On 5 November 1929, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 85 daily.
Keilands set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 5 November 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 5 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1929

Top 20 records on 5 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1929	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Moab, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Darlington, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.7 C (105.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Socorro, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Kazan, RU	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Perm, RU	daily high min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Cherdyn', RU	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Ukiah, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	El Paso, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1929	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.8 C (105.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	16 years	13 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1929. 1929 had 86 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 5	50
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1