Weather Records on 5 November 1939

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1939. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1939

On 5 November 1939, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 483 daily.
Pooncarie (Tarcoola) set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 5 November 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 5 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Ranges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1939

Top 20 records on 5 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1939	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1939	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Riverton, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Washington, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1939	Horseshoe Ranges, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Wallandool, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Norwalk, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1939	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	30 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1939. 1939 had 485 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-11-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	393
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1