Weather Records on 5 November 1980

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1980. Highest significance: Port Aux Basques, CA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1980

On 5 November 1980, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 452 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 965 daily.
Port Aux Basques set a daily record precipitation of 61.6 mm (2.4 in) on 5 November 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 5 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 329, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 5 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	329
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 5 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 66, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1980

Top 20 records on 5 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1980	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Uccle, BE	daily low max	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	137 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Wien, AT	daily low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Powell River, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Altastenberg, DE	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Yaninee, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Fichtelberg, DE	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low max	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Stephenville A, CA	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Orofino, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1980	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	0.1 C (32.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	41 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1980. 1980 had 1,033 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	849
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1