Weather Records on 5 December 1996

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1996. Highest significance: Shoshone 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1996

On 5 December 1996, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 948 daily.
Shoshone 1 WNW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 5 December 1996.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 5 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arbon 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arbon 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allen's Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 5 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 5 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 948.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1996

Top 20 records on 5 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1996	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1996	Clover Valley, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1996	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1996	Colville, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1996	Newport, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1996	Markleeville, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Wasco, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	49 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 987 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 200	791
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1