Weather Records on 5 December 1975

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1975. Highest significance: Cape Leveque, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1975

On 5 December 1975, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 837 daily.
Cape Leveque set a monthly record daily precipitation of 213.8 mm (8.4 in) on 5 December 1975.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 5 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Banabuiu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marcelino Vieira (Panatis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 5 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 5 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1975

Top 20 records on 5 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1975	Cape Leveque, AU	monthly rain	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Serra Caiada, BR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Frecheirinha, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Santa Luzia, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Mineirolandia, BR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Riachao Do Banabuiu, BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Healdton 3 E, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Jardim de Angicos, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Marcelino Vieira (Panatis), BR	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Angicos, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Wrangell AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Neosho, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Smithers A, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1975	Oakdale, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	37 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 859 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 20	650
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2