Weather Records on 5 December 1955

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1955. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 5 December 1955

On 5 December 1955, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 560 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record precipitation of 91.3 mm (3.6 in) on 5 December 1955.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 5 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 5 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 5 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1955

Top 20 records on 5 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1955	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Arthur 4NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Tatura Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Tappen, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1955	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	35 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 568 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 50	424
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1