Weather Records on 5 November 1993

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1993. Highest significance: Pokegama Dam, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1993

On 5 November 1993, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 745 daily.
Pokegama Dam set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 November 1993.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 5 November 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tancuilin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isle 12N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 5 November 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 5 November 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1993

Top 20 records on 5 November 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1993	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1993	Guangzhou, CN	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1993	Caduao, MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1993	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Yangjiang, CN	monthly rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Hamada, JP	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Santuck, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Branchville 6 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1993	Cass Lake, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	43 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1993. 1993 had 770 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	512
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1