Weather Records on 5 December 1953

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1953. Highest significance: Fruitland, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1953

On 5 December 1953, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 437 daily.
Fruitland set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 5 December 1953.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 5 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1953

Top 20 records on 5 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1953	Fruitland, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Springerville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Armour, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Roodekop, ZA	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Payson Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Payson Rs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1953	Chhaygaon, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1953	Pearlington, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	34 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 459 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	347
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1