Weather Records on 5 November 1979

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1979. Highest significance: Mullen 3S, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1979

On 5 November 1979, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 491 daily.
Mullen 3S set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 November 1979.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 5 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dortmund	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.7 C (-57.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Comstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 5 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 5 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1979

Top 20 records on 5 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1979	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Dortmund, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	W Pt, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Arnold, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Jump Rvr 3E, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Nova Bremen, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Cherdyn', RU	daily low min	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Biser, RU	daily low min	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Klaipeda, LT	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Verhojansk, RU	daily low min	-49.7 C (-57.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1979	Indiga, RU	daily low max	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	10 years	34 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1979. 1979 had 504 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 25	406
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1