Weather Records on 5 December 1937

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1937. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 5 December 1937

On 5 December 1937, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 327 daily.
Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 5 December 1937.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 5 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 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 1937

Top 20 records on 5 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1937	Sydney, CA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1937	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1937	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1937	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1937	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Kamennaja-Step, RU	monthly high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Feodosiia, UA	monthly high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1937	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 336 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	235
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1