Weather Records on 5 December 2020

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2020. Highest significance: Innsbruck, AT.

Key Facts for 5 December 2020

On 5 December 2020, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 500 daily.
Innsbruck set a daily record precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 5 December 2020.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 5 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amritsar	India	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bistrita	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2020

Top 20 records on 5 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2020	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Pisa, IT	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Stevensville 2SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Beira, MZ	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Santander Cmt, ES	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Augusta State AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	117 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Westhampton Gabreski AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Middleboro, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Elma, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Baia Mare, RO	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Craig, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Bucuresti-Baneasa, RO	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Wrangell AP, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2020	Concord ASOS, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	68 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 529 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	446
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2