Weather Records on 5 December 2012

1,081 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2012. Highest significance: Thundelarra, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 2012

On 5 December 2012, 1,081 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
599 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,039 daily.
Thundelarra set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 5 December 2012.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,081 stations

1,081 station records on 5 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ossora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Blanco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,081 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 287, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	287
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 1,039.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2012

Top 20 records on 5 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2012	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2012	Angelica, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2012	Albion 1 N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Meekatharra Airport, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Auburn, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Burukan, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Austwell, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Gustavsberg, SE	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Obihiro, JP	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Juzhno-Sahalinsk, RU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Prairie Downs, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2012	Ossora, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 1,081 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	832
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1