Weather Records on 5 November 1981

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1981. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 5 November 1981

On 5 November 1981, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 519 daily.
Gavar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 5 November 1981.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 5 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shusha	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kedabek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdamir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agdam	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ordubad	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sal'jny	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beylagan Aerodrome	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Algodoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Julfa	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sahbuz	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehorse A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laboulaye Aero	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 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 1981

Top 20 records on 5 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1981	Gavar, AM	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Akhty, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Shusha, AZ	monthly rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Kedabek, AZ	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Shamhor, AZ	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Hangzhou, CN	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Guba, AZ	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Kurdamir, AZ	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Agdam, AZ	monthly rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Ordubad, AZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Lerik, AZ	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Sal'jny, AZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Fairfield Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Sulak, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1981	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	0 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1981. 1981 had 538 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	422
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1