Weather Records on 5 December 1931

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1931. Highest significance: Burdekin Shire Council, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1931

On 5 December 1931, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 216 daily.
Burdekin Shire Council set a monthly record daily precipitation of 228.1 mm (9.0 in) on 5 December 1931.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 5 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1931

Top 20 records on 5 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1931	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1931	Inkerman Station, AU	monthly rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1931	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Manuka, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Milan, IT	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1931	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Beechal, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1931	Hungerford Police Station, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 224 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	160
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2