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Weather Records on 5 December 1918

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1918. Highest significance: Bic, CA.

Key Facts for 5 December 1918

  • On 5 December 1918, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Bic set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 December 1918.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 5 December 1918 32 station records on 5 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 5 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.4 cm (4.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlfredSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LuganskUkraineRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 5 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 5 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 5 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 December 1918 by timescale Records on 5 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 5 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1918 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2220 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 2022
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1918
Top 20 records on 5 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1918Bic, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)25 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)34 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Yalta, UAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Bic, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Maseskar, SEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Falsterbo, SEdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall12.4 cm (4.9 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Port Alfred, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Dohne (Sar), ZAdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Vinga, SEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Isidinge (Bos), ZAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Concordia ASOS, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Vestervig, DKdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Durham, GBdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Altastenberg, DEdaily high min3.8 C (38.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1918Qacu (Bos), ZAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 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 1918
Records on 12-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 32 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 1918. 1918 had 32 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).