Weather Records on 5 December 1971

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1971. Highest significance: Aunet, NO.

Key Facts for 5 December 1971

On 5 December 1971, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 675 daily.
Aunet set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 5 December 1971.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 5 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 5 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 5 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1971

Top 20 records on 5 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1971	Aunet, NO	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1971	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Greenwood, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	all-time rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Union City 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Beer Sheva, IL	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Halfway, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Plains, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Ft Grant, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Friona, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1971	Levelland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	39 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 690 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	490
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1