Weather Records on 5 December 1999

1,060 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1999. Highest significance: Rushville, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1999

On 5 December 1999, 1,060 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 999 daily.
Rushville set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 December 1999.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,060 stations

1,060 station records on 5 December 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matfield Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,060 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 286, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 5 December 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	286
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 5 December 1999 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 54, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

840 broken records

Margins by which the 840 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 1999

Top 20 records on 5 December 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1999	Rushville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1999	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1999	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1999	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Park Forest Water, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Carthage, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Saverton L&D 22, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Hermann, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Anthony, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Princeville, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Mullin, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Jerseyville 2 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Rossville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1999	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	51 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 1,060 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	792
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1