Weather Records on 5 November 1946

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1946. Highest significance: Tribune 1W, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1946

On 5 November 1946, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 602 daily.
Tribune 1W set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 5 November 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 5 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 5 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 5 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1946

Top 20 records on 5 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1946	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Khachrod, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Magdalena, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	San Marcos, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Leslie (Mun), ZA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Karimnagar, IN	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Musiri, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Kurla, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Garden City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Bakani (Rallai), IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Bhainsdehi, IN	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Colby, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1946	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	42 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1946. 1946 had 615 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	483
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2