Weather Records on 3 November 2005

1,576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 2005. Highest significance: Cape Sorell, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 2005

On 3 November 2005, 1,576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,082 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 181 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Cape Sorell set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 3 November 2005.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,576 stations

1,576 station records on 3 November 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkelangen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penguin (Ironcliffe Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,576 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 658, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 November 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	658
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 November 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 181, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,264 broken records

Margins by which the 1,264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 2005

Top 20 records on 3 November 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 2005	Cape Sorell, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2005	Wynyard Airport, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2005	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Meander, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Creighton, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Methow 2 S, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Ukkestad, NO	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Essendon Airport, AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2005	Chambers, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 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

1821 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2005. 2005 had 1,576 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 2005-11-03: 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 50	1,256
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1