Weather Records on 5 November 1971

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1971. Highest significance: Rauland, NO.

Key Facts for 5 November 1971

On 5 November 1971, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 382 daily.
Rauland set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 5 November 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 5 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barra da Estiva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 5 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 5 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1971

Top 20 records on 5 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1971	Rauland, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1971	Ahuti, GE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Aseral, NO	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Browning, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Myton, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Lewistown AP, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Mansidao, BR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Vernal, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1971	Oliveira Dos Brejinhos, BR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1971. 1971 had 384 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	297
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1