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Weather Records on 5 December 1902

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1902. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 5 December 1902

  • On 5 December 1902, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Jena Sternwarte set a daily record low maximum temperature of -10.4 C (13.3 F) on 5 December 1902.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 5 December 1902 13 station records on 5 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 5 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-10.4 C (13.3 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature-14.8 C (5.4 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-24.2 C (-11.6 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature-7.4 C (18.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-14.1 C (6.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-10.2 C (13.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 5 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 5 December 1902 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 December 1902 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 5 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 December 1902 by timescale Records on 5 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 5 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1902 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1120 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 2011
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1902
Top 13 records on 5 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1902Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max-10.4 C (13.3 F)5.4 C (9.7 F)72 years39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1902Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min-14.8 C (5.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)72 years33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Truro, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)12.0 cm (4.7 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Oxford, GBdaily low max-0.7 C (30.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)57 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily low min-24.2 C (-11.6 F)9.6 C (17.3 F)8 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Uccle, BEdaily low max-7.4 C (18.7 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min-14.1 C (6.6 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max-10.2 C (13.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Truro, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1902Trenton 2, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)8 years8 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 1902
Records on 12-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1902. 1902 had 13 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 1902. 1902 had 13 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).