Weather Records on 5 December 1974

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1974. Highest significance: Poona, IN.

Key Facts for 5 December 1974

On 5 December 1974, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 522 daily.
Poona set an all-time record daily precipitation of 199.9 mm (7.9 in) on 5 December 1974.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 5 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles Mill Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paragould	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Smith A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 5 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 5 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1974

Top 20 records on 5 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1974	Poona, IN	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1974	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1974	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1974	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Millersburg, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Parau, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Verma, NO	all-time rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Plymouth 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Palmares, BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Poranga, BR	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Patu, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Charcas (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1974	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 527 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	395
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2