Weather Records on 5 November 1988

1,275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1988. Highest significance: Mt Vernon, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1988

On 5 November 1988, 1,275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,214 daily.
Mt Vernon set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 5 November 1988.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,275 stations

1,275 station records on 5 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown (Geranium Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Bundyulumblah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrabit R.W.C.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,275 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 522, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 5 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	522
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 5 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 1,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,082 broken records

Margins by which the 1,082 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1988

Top 20 records on 5 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1988	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1988	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1988	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1988	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Morpara, BR	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Port Huron, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Paia 406, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Robertstown (Geranium Plains), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Keahua 410, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Spreckelsville 400, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Wailuku 386, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Cross Village 1E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Marquette, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1988	Columbus, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	48 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1988. 1988 had 1,275 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 1988-11-05: 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	969
20 to 40	78
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2