Weather Records on 5 December 1979

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1979. Highest significance: Los Reyes, MX.

Key Facts for 5 December 1979

On 5 December 1979, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
575 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 826 daily.
Los Reyes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 5 December 1979.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 5 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zapotitlan Palmas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas da Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 325, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	325
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1979

Top 20 records on 5 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1979	Los Reyes, MX	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1979	Zapotitlan Palmas (Smn), MX	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Gavle, SE	daily high max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Ellendale, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1979	Camilla 3SE, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1979	Ibapah, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1979	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1979	Highland Home, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1979	Waterville, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 863 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 100	679
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1