Weather Records on 5 December 1929

111 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1929. Highest significance: Tuddal, NO.

Key Facts for 5 December 1929

On 5 December 1929, 111 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 108 daily.
Tuddal set a daily record precipitation of 25.2 mm (1.0 in) on 5 December 1929.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

111 stations

111 station records on 5 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

111 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1929

Top 20 records on 5 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1929	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1929	Cobar Post Office, AU	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Setif, DZ	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Bella Coola, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Tartu, EE	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Schwerin, DE	daily high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Waren, DE	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1929	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 111 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	70
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1