Weather Records on 5 November 1978

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1978. Highest significance: Sanderson, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1978

On 5 November 1978, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 776 daily.
Sanderson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 5 November 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 5 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Namangan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente de Carvalho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 5 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 776.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1978

Top 20 records on 5 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1978	Sanderson, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 November 1978	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1978	Marathon, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1978	Lake Avalon, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Morretes, BR	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Kabale, UG	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Pedro Beicht, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Austin-Camp Mabry, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Namangan, UZ	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Ft Stockton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Brackettville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Sonora, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Chisos Basin, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1978	Colonia Do Cachoeira, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	43 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1978. 1978 had 799 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	595
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1