Weather Records on 5 November 1950

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1950. Highest significance: Cap Chat, CA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1950

On 5 November 1950, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 597 daily.
Cap Chat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 5 November 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 5 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1950

Top 20 records on 5 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1950	Cap Chat, CA	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1950	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Middleboro, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Watertown, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Eastport, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Bolivar, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Gardiner, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Haskinville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Clearfield, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Grand Falls, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1950	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1950	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1950	Alfred, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1950	Springfield, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1950	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1950	Lindsay, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	68 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1950. 1950 had 610 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	426
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2