Weather Records on 5 December 2001

2,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2001. Highest significance: King River, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 2001

On 5 December 2001, 2,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,546 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 330 monthly and 1,716 daily.
King River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.2 mm (3.2 in) on 5 December 2001.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milyunup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Myoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mettler	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.5 cm (24.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McLeods Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chillinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,046 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 793, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 753, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 5 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	793
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	753
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 5 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 330, daily 1,716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,635 broken records

Margins by which the 1,635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2001

Top 20 records on 5 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2001	King River, AU	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Beach, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Jam Vale, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Tioga 1E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2001	Walpole, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Milyunup, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Myoora, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Redmond, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Tagus, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2001	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2001	Beach, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2001	Culbertson, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2001	Tioga 1E, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2001	Williston Exp Farm, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 2,046 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	1,612
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1