Weather Records on 5 November 1940

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1940. Highest significance: Luling, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1940

On 5 November 1940, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 235 daily.
Luling set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 5 November 1940.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 5 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1940

Top 20 records on 5 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1940	Luling, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1940	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1940	Cuero, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1940	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Brenham, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Edna 3 SW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Dobbins Colgate Foreba, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Alvin, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Grenada, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1940	Marlinton, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	22 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1940. 1940 had 239 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	149
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1