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Weather Records on 5 December 1900

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1900. Highest significance: Grafton City Council, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1900

  • On 5 December 1900, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Grafton City Council set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 5 December 1900.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 5 December 1900 11 station records on 5 December 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 5 December 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 December 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 5 December 1900 by type Records set or tied on 5 December 1900 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 December 1900 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 5 December 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 December 1900 by timescale Records on 5 December 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 December 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 5 December 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1900 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.8. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 3: 43 to 5: 25 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1900
MarginRecords
0 to 34
3 to 52
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1900
Top 11 records on 5 December 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1900Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Groningen-1, NLdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Maitland West, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Roermond, NLdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1900Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain (Tie)15.3 mm (0.6 in)tie38 years4 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

1796 to 1900
Records on 12-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1900. 1900 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11797: 21808: 11812: 11820: 11823: 11824: 11825: 21827: 11829: 31833: 21841: 11842: 11844: 21846: 21852: 11853: 11856: 41859: 11863: 11866: 21867: 41868: 41869: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11877: 21878: 11879: 31880: 11884: 11885: 21886: 21888: 31891: 51892: 21893: 11895: 131896: 11897: 11898: 71900: 111901: 11902: 131903: 81904: 41905: 41906: 151907: 61908: 71909: 551910: 101911: 971912: 401913: 351914: 221915: 951916: 811917: 351918: 321919: 481920: 891921: 561922: 991923: 1681924: 1061925: 2201926: 3701927: 821928: 1681929: 1111930: 2471931: 2241932: 2351933: 5661934: 1641935: 2731936: 4091937: 3361938: 2791939: 6911940: 2441941: 8991942: 5831943: 2761944: 3201945: 4181946: 5521947: 2831948: 5291949: 1391950: 8871951: 7801952: 3241953: 4591954: 4251955: 5681956: 1,2291957: 3481958: 4651959: 2871960: 8981961: 4151962: 8341963: 3261964: 9091965: 5341966: 1,0381967: 2531968: 7661969: 5941970: 8451971: 6901972: 2,2401973: 9101974: 5271975: 8591976: 5331977: 1,2271978: 9601979: 8631980: 1,0541981: 5901982: 1,5771983: 1,0241984: 1,1411985: 1,3241986: 7981987: 8291988: 5811989: 1,3171990: 8871991: 1,3841992: 1,7431993: 8711994: 1,4811995: 1,0941996: 9871997: 7181998: 2,4891999: 1,0602000: 9732001: 2,0462002: 2,0272003: 1,0312004: 8052005: 1,4752006: 1,6462007: 9922008: 8072009: 1,2292010: 1,2372011: 1,4722012: 1,0812013: 1,7632014: 4762015: 7212016: 6362017: 5682018: 3382019: 4632020: 5292021: 6792022: 4542023: 1,4022024: 7962025: 8721796185918861909192719451963198119992017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1900. 1900 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-05 in each year
YearRecords
17961
17972
18081
18121
18201
18231
18241
18252
18271
18293
18332
18411
18421
18442
18462
18521
18531
18564
18591
18631
18662
18674
18684
18691
18701
18711
18721
18741
18752
18761
18772
18781
18793
18801
18841
18852
18862
18883
18915
18922
18931
189513
18961
18971
18987
190011
19011
190213
19038
19044
19054
190615
19076
19087
190955
191010
191197
191240
191335
191422
191595
191681
191735
191832
191948
192089
192156
192299
1923168
1924106
1925220
1926370
192782
1928168
1929111
1930247
1931224
1932235
1933566
1934164
1935273
1936409
1937336
1938279
1939691
1940244
1941899
1942583
1943276
1944320
1945418
1946552
1947283
1948529
1949139
1950887
1951780
1952324
1953459
1954425
1955568
19561,229
1957348
1958465
1959287
1960898
1961415
1962834
1963326
1964909
1965534
19661,038
1967253
1968766
1969594
1970845
1971690
19722,240
1973910
1974527
1975859
1976533
19771,227
1978960
1979863
19801,054
1981590
19821,577
19831,024
19841,141
19851,324
1986798
1987829
1988581
19891,317
1990887
19911,384
19921,743
1993871
19941,481
19951,094
1996987
1997718
19982,489
19991,060
2000973
20012,046
20022,027
20031,031
2004805
20051,475
20061,646
2007992
2008807
20091,229
20101,237
20111,472
20121,081
20131,763
2014476
2015721
2016636
2017568
2018338
2019463
2020529
2021679
2022454
20231,402
2024796
2025872

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).