Weather Records on 5 December 1948

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1948. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 5 December 1948

On 5 December 1948, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 518 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 5 December 1948.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 5 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auckland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Aeneas	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 5 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 5 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1948

Top 20 records on 5 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1948	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	Galway, IE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	Osage, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1948	Kulu, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Una, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Kentfield, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Punalur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Algona, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1948	Beowawe, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 years	29 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 529 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	369
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1