Weather Records on 5 December 1988

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1988. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 5 December 1988

On 5 December 1988, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 553 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 45.4 mm (1.8 in) on 5 December 1988.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 5 December 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reutlingen-Betzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nurtingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nufringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urdzhar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ooratippra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 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 1988

Top 20 records on 5 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1988	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 December 1988	Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Ulm, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Nullarbor, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Tarcoola, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1988	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	102 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	monthly rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Attenkam, DE	monthly rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Memmingen, DE	monthly rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1988	Rosenheim, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	34 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 581 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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Data for records on 1988-12-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	474
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2