Weather Records on 5 November 1949

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1949. Highest significance: Urella, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1949

On 5 November 1949, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 520 daily.
Urella set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 5 November 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 5 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 5 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1949

Top 20 records on 5 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1949	Urella, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1949	Guayama 1SW, PR	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Buttah, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Hillview, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Hvar, HR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Emerson, CA	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Warren, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1949	Kosmos, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Beverley, AU	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	monthly high min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Browning, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1949. 1949 had 572 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	414
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3