Weather Records on 5 December 1964

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1964. Highest significance: La Harpe, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1964

On 5 December 1964, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 541 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 905 daily.
La Harpe set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 December 1964.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 5 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 322, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 5 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	322
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 5 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 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 1964

Top 20 records on 5 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1964	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Americus, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Salvador, BR	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Canobie, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Plant City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Yalleroi, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1964	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	42 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 909 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	693
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1