Weather Records on 5 November 1991

3,388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1991. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1991

On 5 November 1991, 3,388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 2,138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 3,343 daily.
Superior set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 November 1991.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maysboro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine Pipe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,388 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 1,010, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 1,128, Heaviest daily rainfall 549, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 450.

Records on 5 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	1,010
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	1,128
Heaviest daily rainfall	549
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	450

Records on 5 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 3,343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,904 broken records

Margins by which the 2,904 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1991

Top 20 records on 5 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1991	Superior, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1991	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1991	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1991	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1991	Dresden, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1991	Narra Tarra, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Balcon Diablo, MX	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Allambie, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	York, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Sibley, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Brainerd, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Fremont, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Naponee, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1991	Piawaning, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1991. 1991 had 3,388 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 100	2,746
100 to 200	111
200 to 300	35
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1