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Weather Records on 5 December 1919

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1919. Highest significance: Cootamundra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1919

  • On 5 December 1919, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 47 daily.
  • Cootamundra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 5 December 1919.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

48 stations
Weather records on 5 December 1919 48 station records on 5 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
48 station records on 5 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cootamundra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
DurdidwarrahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
WulgulmerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High SchoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.3 mm (2.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
MuttaburraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SuratAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MillieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KatellaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WalhallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
LancefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
WarrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
NelgowrieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records
Records on 5 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 5 December 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 44. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 44Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 December 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.
Records on 5 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall44
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 December 1919 by timescale Records on 5 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 47. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 47all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 47.
Records on 5 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily47

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1919 Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 910 to 15: 315 to 20: 520 to 25: 325 to 30: 030 to 35: 235 to 40: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 109
10 to 153
15 to 205
20 to 253
25 to 300
30 to 352
35 to 403

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1919
Top 20 records on 5 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1919Cootamundra Post Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.3 mm (1.4 in)27 years48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1919Durdidwarrah, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)8 years46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1919Aramac Post Office, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)9 years39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1919Collarenebri (Albert St), AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)31.7 mm (1.2 in)32 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Harden (East St), AUmonthly rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)32 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Wulgulmerang, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Sydney, CAdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)48 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Dirranbandi High School, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)23 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Vestervig, DKdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Morven Post Office, AUdaily rain68.3 mm (2.7 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)23 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Muttaburra, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)9 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Angledool (Angledool Station), AUdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AUdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Bega (Newtown Road), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Blackall Township, AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Halifax, CAdaily low min-13.9 C (7.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Bollon Mary St, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1919Surat, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)23 years16 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 1919
Records on 12-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 48 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 1919. 1919 had 48 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).