Weather Records on 5 December 1928

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1928. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1928

On 5 December 1928, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 167 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 5 December 1928.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 5 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

128 broken records

Margins by which the 128 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1928

Top 20 records on 5 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1928	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1928	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1928	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Maristova, NO	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Joseph, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Yuma Wb City, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Chinook, US	daily low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Bajramaly, TM	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	N Loup, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1928	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	16 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 168 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 100	124
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1