Weather Records on 5 November 1937

186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1937. Highest significance: Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1937

On 5 November 1937, 186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 180 daily.
Double Island Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 5 November 1937.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

186 stations

186 station records on 5 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

186 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 5 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1937

Top 20 records on 5 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1937	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1937	Hunters Hill (the Bungalow), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1937	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1937. 1937 had 186 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 10	106
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1