Weather Records on 5 November 1947

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1947. Highest significance: Camboon Station, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1947

On 5 November 1947, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 401 daily.
Camboon Station set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 5 November 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 5 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1947

Top 20 records on 5 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1947	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Chatham, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Newry, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Biloxi, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Warragul, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Miva, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	San Jacinto, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Bauple, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Childers, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1947	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1947. 1947 had 408 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 25	283
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1