Weather Records on 5 November 1954

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1954. Highest significance: Yamba Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1954

On 5 November 1954, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 594 daily.
Yamba Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 5 November 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 5 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1954

Top 20 records on 5 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1954	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1954	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1954	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1954	Concordia (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1954	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1954	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Wollstonecraft, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	131.7 mm (5.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Kareedoorn, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1954	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1954. 1954 had 611 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	428
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1