Weather Records on 5 November 1966

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1966. Highest significance: Gleichen, CA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1966

On 5 November 1966, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 571 daily.
Gleichen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 5 November 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 5 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porumamilla	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 5 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 5 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1966

Top 20 records on 5 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1966	Gleichen, CA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1966	Gleichen, CA	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1966	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1966	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	173.3 mm (6.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Porumamilla, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Salamonia, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1966	Ida, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1966. 1966 had 580 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 50	405
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4