Weather Records on 5 November 1961

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1961. Highest significance: Barry, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1961

On 5 November 1961, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 620 daily.
Barry set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 5 November 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 5 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barerakalan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vastrap	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1961

Top 20 records on 5 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1961	Barry, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Barerakalan, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Exeter, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Cintalapa, MX	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Vastrap, ZA	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1961	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Proddatur, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Paling Yards (Ulabri), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Durham, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Foxpark, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1961	Kelowna, CA	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	29 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1961. 1961 had 660 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).