Weather Records on 5 November 1943

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1943. Highest significance: Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1943

On 5 November 1943, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 219 daily.
Little Swanport (Lisdillon) set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 5 November 1943.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 5 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1943

Top 20 records on 5 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1943	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	all-time rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Nome AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Andenes, NO	monthly high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1943	Drevja, NO	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Beulah, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	St Ignace, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Yerington, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Acland Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1943	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	24 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1943. 1943 had 224 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	140
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1