Weather Records on 5 December 1930

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1930. Highest significance: Hattiesburg 5SW, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1930

On 5 December 1930, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 243 daily.
Hattiesburg 5SW set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 5 December 1930.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 5 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Willogoleche)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 5 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1930

Top 20 records on 5 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1930	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Maitland, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Crowlands (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Trida (Murrumbong), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Camden 1, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1930	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Tulsa, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1930	Millerton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	28 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 247 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 10	154
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2