Weather Records on 5 November 1941

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1941. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 5 November 1941

On 5 November 1941, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 572 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 5 November 1941.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 5 November 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 5 November 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 5 November 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1941

Top 20 records on 5 November 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1941	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1941	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1941	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1941	Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1941	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Meilman, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Kingston, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Panban, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Barkly, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Wien, AT	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Manfred, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1941	Elmhurst, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1941. 1941 had 604 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	514
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4