Weather Records on 5 December 1958

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1958. Highest significance: Quebec, CA.

Key Facts for 5 December 1958

On 5 December 1958, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 439 daily.
Quebec set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 5 December 1958.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 5 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 5 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 5 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1958

Top 20 records on 5 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1958	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Kelvin (Carellan), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Derby, ZA	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Quebec, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Pombal, BR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Riva, IT	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 465 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1958-12-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	344
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1