Weather Records on 5 December 1912

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1912. Highest significance: Stony Mountain, CA.

Key Facts for 5 December 1912

On 5 December 1912, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
Stony Mountain set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 5 December 1912.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 5 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Castlemaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 December 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1912

Top 20 records on 5 December 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1912	Stony Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Stony Mountain, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Galway, IE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Weldon, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Washington, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Brantford, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Escanaba, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Castlemaine, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1912	Brantford, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	14 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 40 records.

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

Records on 12-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	2
1808	1
1812	1
1820	1
1823	1
1824	1
1825	2
1827	1
1829	3
1833	2
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1846	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	4
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	4
1868	4
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	3
1891	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	13
1896	1
1897	1
1898	7
1900	11
1901	1
1902	13
1903	8
1904	4
1905	4
1906	15
1907	6
1908	7
1909	55
1910	10
1911	97
1912	40
1913	35
1914	22
1915	95
1916	81
1917	35
1918	32
1919	48
1920	89
1921	56
1922	99
1923	168
1924	106
1925	220
1926	370
1927	82
1928	168
1929	111
1930	247
1931	224
1932	235
1933	566
1934	164
1935	273
1936	409
1937	336
1938	279
1939	691
1940	244
1941	899
1942	583
1943	276
1944	320
1945	418
1946	552
1947	283
1948	529
1949	139
1950	887
1951	780
1952	324
1953	459
1954	425
1955	568
1956	1,229
1957	348
1958	465
1959	287
1960	898
1961	415
1962	834
1963	326
1964	909
1965	534
1966	1,038
1967	253
1968	766
1969	594
1970	845
1971	690
1972	2,240
1973	910
1974	527
1975	859
1976	533
1977	1,227
1978	960
1979	863
1980	1,054
1981	590
1982	1,577
1983	1,024
1984	1,141
1985	1,324
1986	798
1987	829
1988	581
1989	1,317
1990	887
1991	1,384
1992	1,743
1993	871
1994	1,481
1995	1,094
1996	987
1997	718
1998	2,489
1999	1,060
2000	973
2001	2,046
2002	2,027
2003	1,031
2004	805
2005	1,475
2006	1,646
2007	992
2008	807
2009	1,229
2010	1,237
2011	1,472
2012	1,081
2013	1,763
2014	476
2015	721
2016	636
2017	568
2018	338
2019	463
2020	529
2021	679
2022	454
2023	1,402
2024	796
2025	872

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	31
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1