Weather Records on 5 November 1982

991 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1982. Highest significance: Minden, CA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1982

On 5 November 1982, 991 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 463 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 925 daily.
Minden set a daily record snowfall of 12.0 cm (4.7 in) on 5 November 1982.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

991 stations

991 station records on 5 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamokin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Mere	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

991 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 5 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 5 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1982

Top 20 records on 5 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1982	Minden, CA	daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	9.5 cm (3.7 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Iliamna AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Chazy, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Trombudo Central, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Peru 2 WSW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Danville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Port Hastings, CA	monthly high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Wenzhou, CN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1982	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1982. 1982 had 991 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1982-11-05: 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 50	756
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3