Weather Records on 5 December 1963

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1963. Highest significance: Thiruthuraipoond, IN.

Key Facts for 5 December 1963

On 5 December 1963, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 321 daily.
Thiruthuraipoond set a daily record precipitation of 192.6 mm (7.6 in) on 5 December 1963.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 5 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	248.6 mm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Kbkr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	412.0 mm (16.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	402.6 mm (15.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	222.6 mm (8.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1963

Top 20 records on 5 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1963	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1963	Muthupet, IN	monthly rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	248.6 mm (9.8 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Baker Kbkr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Tirupoondi, IN	all-time rain	412.0 mm (16.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Manbulloo, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Hanford 1 S, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Batalha, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Nagappattinam, IN	all-time rain	402.6 mm (15.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Adirampatanam, IN	all-time rain	222.6 mm (8.8 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1963	Barras, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 326 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 25	239
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1