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Weather Records on 5 December 1914

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1914. Highest significance: Arhangelsk, RU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1914

  • On 5 December 1914, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Arhangelsk set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 1.5 C (34.7 F) on 5 December 1914.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 5 December 1914 22 station records on 5 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 5 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EllerstonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.6 mm (0.10 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 5 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 5 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 December 1914 by timescale Records on 5 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21.
Records on 5 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1914 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 122 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 212
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1914
Top 20 records on 5 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1914Arhangelsk, RUmonthly high min1.5 C (34.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Camden 3 W, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high max5.8 C (42.4 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily high min3.5 C (38.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Gavle, SEdaily high min3.0 C (37.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Bjuraker, SEdaily high max5.2 C (41.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Parnu, EEdaily high min1.9 C (35.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Ellerston, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Karesuando, SEdaily rain2.6 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max22.4 C (72.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Minnedosa, CAdaily high min (Tie)-7.8 C (18.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Sveg, SEdaily high max (Tie)4.0 C (39.2 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Sveg, SEdaily high min (Tie)-1.0 C (30.2 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1914Stockholm, SEdaily high min (Tie)4.0 C (39.2 F)tie25 years2 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 1914
Records on 12-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 22 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 1914. 1914 had 22 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).