Weather Records on 5 December 1945

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1945. Highest significance: Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1945

On 5 December 1945, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 417 daily.
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 5 December 1945.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 5 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1945

Top 20 records on 5 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1945	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Huntington 1, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Ironton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Smithfield, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Ironton, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Ashwood, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Williamson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1945	Nevada City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1945	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1945	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1945	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1945	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1945	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	32 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 418 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 50	340
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1