Weather Records on 5 December 1936

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1936. Highest significance: Lenox, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1936

On 5 December 1936, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 403 daily.
Lenox set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 December 1936.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 5 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1936

Top 20 records on 5 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1936	Lenox, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1936	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1936	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1936	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1936	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1936	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1936	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Fergus Falls, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Osage City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1936	Cedar City Powerhouse, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	23 years	29 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 409 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	284
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2