Weather Records on 5 December 2016

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2016. Highest significance: George W 2 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 2016

On 5 December 2016, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 616 daily.
George W 2 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 5 December 2016.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 5 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choke Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville 22 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zortman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 5 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 5 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2016

Top 20 records on 5 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2016	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2016	Eastman 1 W, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2016	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2016	Hackberry 8 SSW, US	monthly rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2016	Amistad Dam, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Eagle Pass 3N, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Svetlograd, RU	all-time rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Stockdale 6N, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Choke Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Floresville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Gibraltar, GI	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	La Pryor, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Sabinal, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2016	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 636 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	431
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2