Weather Records on 5 December 1980

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1980. Highest significance: Blaine, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1980

On 5 December 1980, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Blaine set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 5 December 1980.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 5 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buhlertal	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 210.

Records on 5 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	210

Records on 5 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

892 broken records

Margins by which the 892 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1980

Top 20 records on 5 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1980	Blaine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1980	Forks 1 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1980	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Warrabah, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Carabost, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Buhlertal, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Bearbung (Aller), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Crailsheim-Alexandersreut, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Whidbey Island NAS, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Karlsruhe, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1980	Stockport (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	43 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 1,054 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	771
50 to 100	89
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2