Weather Records on 5 December 1960

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1960. Highest significance: Eureka, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1960

On 5 December 1960, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 862 daily.
Eureka set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 5 December 1960.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 5 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1960

Top 20 records on 5 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1960	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1960	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1960	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Sausar, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Deadwood, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Exeter, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Multai, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Lead, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Maddens Creek, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Boras, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1960	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	47 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 898 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	728
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1