Weather Records on 5 December 2018

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2018. Highest significance: Maraza, AZ.

Key Facts for 5 December 2018

On 5 December 2018, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 329 daily.
Maraza set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 5 December 2018.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 5 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brampton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle Dell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Masljanino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keppel Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shilka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.1 C (-34.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larnaca	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stead	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toguchin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.7 C (-39.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bayanbulag	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2018

Top 20 records on 5 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2018	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Oceanside Marina, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Cemal, RU	daily low min	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	10.2 C (18.4 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Eldorado Springs, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Thangool Airport, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Cania Gorge Park, AU	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Brampton Vale, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Woodruff, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Dingle Dell, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Topaz Lake, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2018	Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Mount Kroombit, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Masljanino, RU	daily low min	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Mogoca, RU	daily low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily low max	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Oujda, MA	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2018	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 338 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 20	240
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3