Weather Records on 5 December 2019

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2019. Highest significance: Alcove Dam, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 2019

On 5 December 2019, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 450 daily.
Alcove Dam set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 5 December 2019.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 5 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunei Intl	Brunei	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Jewett	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woonsocket	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kolob	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 5 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 5 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2019

Top 20 records on 5 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2019	Alcove Dam, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2019	Milford, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Brunei Intl, BN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Belchertown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Massabesic Lake, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Aparri, PH	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	12.3 cm (4.8 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Barre Falls Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Albany Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Sunderland, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Misurata, LY	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Paradise, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 463 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 2019
Margin	Records
0 to 100	336
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1