Weather Records on 5 November 1990

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1990. Highest significance: Owosso Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1990

On 5 November 1990, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,235 daily.
Owosso Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 5 November 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 5 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ochakov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nikopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 563, Heaviest daily snowfall 150, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 5 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	563
Heaviest daily snowfall	150
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 5 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 47, daily 1,235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,116 broken records

Margins by which the 1,116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 275.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1990

Top 20 records on 5 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1990	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Allegan 5NE, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Rushville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Alatyr', RU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Luverne, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1990	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1990	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1990	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1990	Chicago UNIV, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1990	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1990	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	57 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1990. 1990 had 1,286 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 50	1,019
50 to 100	75
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1