Weather Records on 5 December 1927

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1927. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 5 December 1927

On 5 December 1927, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 79 daily.
Calgary Int'l A set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 5 December 1927.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 5 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1927

Top 20 records on 5 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1927	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1927	Hvar, HR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1927	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Quakertown, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Portland, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Glasgow #2, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Power, US	monthly rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Banff, CA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Glendive, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1927	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 82 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 50	62
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1