Weather Records on 1 December 2005

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2005. Highest significance: Mount Cotton West, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 2005

On 1 December 2005, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 774 daily.
Mount Cotton West set a daily record precipitation of 191.0 mm (7.5 in) on 1 December 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 1 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sagehen Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brothers	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 1 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 1 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2005

Top 20 records on 1 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2005	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2005	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2005	Sibley, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2005	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Glenreagh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Centralia, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Doyle 4 SSE, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Landsburg, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Sagehen Creek, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Coimbra, PT	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Bend, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Brothers, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Corinna, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2005	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	113 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

1797 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2005. 2005 had 815 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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).