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Weather Records on 5 December 1917

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1917. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1917

  • On 5 December 1917, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Zametchino set a daily record precipitation of 32.7 mm (1.3 in) on 5 December 1917.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 5 December 1917 35 station records on 5 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 5 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation32.7 mm (1.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.1 mm (3.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.6 mm (3.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-21.3 C (-6.3 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-13.7 C (7.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-16.0 C (3.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WarrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MaytownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
LancefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-32.8 C (-27.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-8.5 C (16.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 5 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 5 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 5 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 December 1917 by timescale Records on 5 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34.
Records on 5 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1917 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2210 to 20: 520 to 30: 430 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1022
10 to 205
20 to 304
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1917
Top 20 records on 5 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1917Zametchino, RUdaily rain32.7 mm (1.3 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)33 years53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1917Hvar, HRdaily low max4.1 C (39.4 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)38 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1917Blackville (Krui Vale), AUmonthly rain86.1 mm (3.4 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)27 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1917Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)6 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Katherine Council, AUdaily rain84.6 mm (3.3 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)4 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Saentis, CHdaily low min-21.3 C (-6.3 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Springsure Comet St, AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Hvar, HRdaily low min1.6 C (34.9 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Springwood Bowling Club, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Irkutsk, RUdaily rain4.4 mm (0.17 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Llangollen, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Dubuque River, USdaily low max-8.9 C (16.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Cowra Post Office, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Innsbruck, ATdaily low max-4.3 C (24.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Innsbruck, ATdaily low min-13.7 C (7.3 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1917Swift Current, CAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years10 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 1917
Records on 12-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 35 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 1917. 1917 had 35 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).