Weather Records on 5 November 1968

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1968. Highest significance: Mangalgiri, IN.

Key Facts for 5 November 1968

On 5 November 1968, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 291 daily.
Mangalgiri set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 5 November 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 5 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurugodu	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 5 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 5 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1968

Top 20 records on 5 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1968	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Arthur, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Karlstad, SE	daily low min	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Dubois Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1968	Lumberton, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Effingham, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Malung, SE	daily low min	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	10.9 C (19.6 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Cookeys Plains, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Falun, SE	daily low min	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1968	Pee Dee, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	30 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1968. 1968 had 298 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	229
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1