Weather Records on 5 December 1942

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1942. Highest significance: Corona, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1942

On 5 December 1942, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 559 daily.
Corona set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 5 December 1942.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 5 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnalpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 5 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 5 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1942

Top 20 records on 5 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1942	Corona, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Lebo, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Ottawa, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	McPherson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Kurnalpi, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Yundamindra, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Lincoln, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Healy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Lincoln, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Horton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1942	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	19 years	43 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 583 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 500	489
500 to 1000	2
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	1
2000 to 2500	1