Weather Records on 5 December 1924

106 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1924. Highest significance: Oregon, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1924

On 5 December 1924, 106 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 103 daily.
Oregon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 5 December 1924.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

106 stations

106 station records on 5 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

106 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1924

Top 20 records on 5 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1924	Oregon, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1924	Fairmont, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1924	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Bologna, IT	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Coronga Downs, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Watford, CA	monthly rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Perm, RU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1924	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 years	20 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 106 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 20	94
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1