Weather Records on 5 December 2005

1,475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2005. Highest significance: Fossil Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 2005

On 5 December 2005, 1,475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 903 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,441 daily.
Fossil Downs set a daily record precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 5 December 2005.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,475 stations

1,475 station records on 5 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Animskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,475 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 377, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 526, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 5 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	377
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	526
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 5 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,132 broken records

Margins by which the 1,132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2005

Top 20 records on 5 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2005	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2005	Miller, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2005	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2005	Hobson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Koror, PW	monthly rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Animskog, SE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	137 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Lincoln Rs, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Dillon 1 E, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Nezperce, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Hoopeston, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Aurora, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2005	Gospic, HR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	132 years	46 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,475 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 2005-12-05: 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	1,069
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2