Weather Records on 5 November 1977

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1977. Highest significance: Americus, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1977

On 5 November 1977, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
570 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 853 daily.
Americus set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 5 November 1977.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 5 November 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cernyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 461, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 November 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	461
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 November 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1977

Top 20 records on 5 November 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1977	Americus, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1977	Cedartown, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1977	Rome, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1977	Embry, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1977	Lumber City, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1977	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Canton, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Newton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Brunswick, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Experiment, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Dawsonville, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Norcross, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Macon, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Resaca, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Maysville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Waleska, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1977	Rive, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	47 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1977. 1977 had 902 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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Data for records on 1977-11-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	631
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1