Weather Records on 5 November 1952

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1952. Highest significance: Waterval Wes, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1952

On 5 November 1952, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 397 daily.
Waterval Wes set an all-time record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 5 November 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 5 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Aubins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1952

Top 20 records on 5 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1952	Waterval Wes, ZA	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1952	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1952	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1952	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Undilla Station, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Sterkfontein, ZA	all-time rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Barfield, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1952	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1952	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1952	Boonara, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1952	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1952	St Aubins, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1952	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1952	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1952. 1952 had 404 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 November 1952
Margin	Records
0 to 10	264
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2