Weather Records on 5 December 2009

1,229 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2009. Highest significance: Preobrazhenie, RU.

Key Facts for 5 December 2009

On 5 December 2009, 1,229 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 741 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,185 daily.
Preobrazhenie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 5 December 2009.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,229 stations

1,229 station records on 5 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boylefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,229 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 322, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 419, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 5 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	322
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	419
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 5 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 41, daily 1,185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

957 broken records

Margins by which the 957 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

5 December 2009

Top 20 records on 5 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2009	Preobrazhenie, RU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2009	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2009	Arcadia, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2009	Danevang 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2009	Shonkin 7 S, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Cascade 20 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Okeechobee, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Monterey, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Beaumont City, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	La Belle, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Punta Gorda 4 ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Colfax, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Elk, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2009	Meadville, US	monthly snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	53 years	45 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 1,229 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 December 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	950
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1