Weather Records on 5 December 1954

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1954. Highest significance: Marble Hill, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1954

On 5 December 1954, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 411 daily.
Marble Hill set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 5 December 1954.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 5 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1954

Top 20 records on 5 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1954	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Houston, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Bijni, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Yimkin, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Sarnia, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Dexter, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Jackson, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1954	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 425 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	327
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1