Weather Records on 5 December 1941

899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1941. Highest significance: Supa, IN.

Key Facts for 5 December 1941

On 5 December 1941, 899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 800 daily.
Supa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 5 December 1941.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

899 stations

899 station records on 5 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Quoin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

899 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 5 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 97, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1941

Top 20 records on 5 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1941	Supa, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1941	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Kew, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Hangal, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Kudal, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Uxbridge, AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Franklin, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Heidelberg (Rosanna), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Kingston, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	Puttur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1941	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1941. 1941 had 899 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	713
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3