Weather Records on 5 December 1939

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1939. Highest significance: Woodburn Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1939

On 5 December 1939, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
619 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 145 monthly and 546 daily.
Woodburn Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 5 December 1939.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 5 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 145, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1939

Top 20 records on 5 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1939	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1939	Flinders State School, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1939	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Evanston 1 E, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Minnedosa, CA	monthly high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Hot Springs, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Havre Wb City, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Allansford, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Big Creek, CA	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Russell, CA	monthly high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Gleichen, CA	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Grenfell, CA	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Pincher Creek Town, CA	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1939	Big Timber, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	42 years	27 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 691 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 5	486
5 to 10	56
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1