Weather Records on 5 November 1986

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1986. Highest significance: San Jose de Raices, MX.

Key Facts for 5 November 1986

On 5 November 1986, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 673 daily.
San Jose de Raices set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 5 November 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 5 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 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 1986

Top 20 records on 5 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1986	San Jose de Raices, MX	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1986	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1986	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Vryburg, ZA	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Moirton, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Dutch Harbor, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Santa Clara Do Ingai, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Mogi-Mirim, BR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Driekoppies, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Kaalplaas, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1986	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1986. 1986 had 693 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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Data for records on 1986-11-05: 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 20	514
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3