Weather Records on 5 December 1984

1,141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1984. Highest significance: Purcell 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1984

On 5 December 1984, 1,141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 472 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,111 daily.
Purcell 2 SW set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 December 1984.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,141 stations

1,141 station records on 5 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puxico 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Straitsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puxico 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,141 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 358, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 227, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 5 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	358
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	227
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 5 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1984

Top 20 records on 5 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1984	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Tahlequah, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Poplar Bluff, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Gravette, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1984	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Dexter, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Galena, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Yellville 4 N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Morgan City, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Dexter, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Chandler, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Lovelaceville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Jackson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1984	Maramec, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	53 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 1,141 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	116
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2