Weather Records on 5 December 1985

1,324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1985. Highest significance: Latrobe (Coal Road), AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1985

On 5 December 1985, 1,324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 107 monthly and 1,214 daily.
Latrobe (Coal Road) set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 5 December 1985.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,324 stations

1,324 station records on 5 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tlatlauquitepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood Creek (Kopanica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dos Cavalos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,324 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 469, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 387.

Records on 5 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	387

Records on 5 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 107, daily 1,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,147 broken records

Margins by which the 1,147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1985

Top 20 records on 5 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1985	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1985	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1985	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1985	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Northdown (Hamley), AU	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	De Smet, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Jindivick North, AU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Liffey, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	San Andres, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Timber Lake, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Waupaca, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield), AU	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 1,324 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 100	980
100 to 200	116
200 to 300	35
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1