Weather Records on 5 December 2013

1,763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2013. Highest significance: Hallock, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 2013

On 5 December 2013, 1,763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 894 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,723 daily.
Hallock set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 December 2013.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,763 stations

1,763 station records on 5 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterhogdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhardal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,763 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 470, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 424, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 5 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	470
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	424
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 5 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,723.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,530 broken records

Margins by which the 1,530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2013

Top 20 records on 5 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2013	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2013	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2013	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Meeker, US	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Moab, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Manila, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Ytterhogdal, SE	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Pioche, US	monthly low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Virginia City, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Rangely 1E, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Waterdale, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Windom, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Manti, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Moab, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2013	Busby, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	104 years	48 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 1,763 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,463
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2