Weather Records on 5 December 1943

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1943. Highest significance: Murrungowar, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1943

On 5 December 1943, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 274 daily.
Murrungowar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 5 December 1943.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 5 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1943

Top 20 records on 5 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1943	Murrungowar, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Colorado City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Coleman, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1943	Bonang, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Nelsdrift, ZA	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Aspermont, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Gainesville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Kindersley, CA	daily high max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1943	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	25 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 276 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 10	178
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2