Weather Records on 5 November 1948

1,330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1948. Highest significance: Schreiber, CA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1948

On 5 November 1948, 1,330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
746 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,251 daily.
Schreiber set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 5 November 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,330 stations

1,330 station records on 5 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,330 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 525, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 545, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	525
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	545
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 79, daily 1,251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,125 broken records

Margins by which the 1,125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1948

Top 20 records on 5 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1948	Schreiber, CA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1948	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Achalpur, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Kenton, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Wallaceburg, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Copeville, AU	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Anchorage, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Alexandria, US	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1948	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1948. 1948 had 1,330 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 20	1,012
20 to 40	90
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1