Weather Records on 5 November 1964

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1964. Highest significance: Uniondale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1964

On 5 November 1964, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 307 daily.
Uniondale (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 5 November 1964.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 5 November 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 5 November 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 November 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1964

Top 20 records on 5 November 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1964	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1964	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Idomia, ZA	all-time rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Ciudad Real (Instituto), ES	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Dassieshoek, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1964	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1964	Cranganore, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1964	Rondawel, ZA	monthly rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	34 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1964. 1964 had 317 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 10	205
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1