Weather Records on 7 December 2005

1,433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 2005. Highest significance: Kansas City Dwtn AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 2005

On 7 December 2005, 1,433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 875 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,405 daily.
Kansas City Dwtn AP set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 December 2005.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,433 stations

1,433 station records on 7 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumaris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,433 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 411, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 464, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 117.

Records on 7 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	411
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	464
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	117

Records on 7 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 1,405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,145 broken records

Margins by which the 1,145 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 2005

Top 20 records on 7 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 2005	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2005	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2005	Mosnov, CZ	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Miller, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Lysa Hora, CZ	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Murdo, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Ravenna, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Yankton 2 E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Larned, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Nezperce, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Tarnagulla, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Springvale Necropolis, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Norwich, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	King City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Postville, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2005	Beaumaris, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	44 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

1801 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2005. 2005 had 1,433 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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Data for records on 2005-12-07: 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 100	1,114
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1