Weather Records on 5 December 1946

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1946. Highest significance: Tada, IN.

Key Facts for 5 December 1946

On 5 December 1946, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 540 daily.
Tada set a daily record precipitation of 162.1 mm (6.4 in) on 5 December 1946.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 5 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 5 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1946

Top 20 records on 5 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1946	Tada, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Satyamangalam, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Rapur, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Alattur, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Ottapalam, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1946	Madanapalli, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1946	Chitvel, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 552 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	389
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1