Weather Records on 5 December 1990

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1990. Highest significance: Plymouth Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1990

On 5 December 1990, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 859 daily.
Plymouth Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 5 December 1990.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 5 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Litang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cadney Park (Arckaringa Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 5 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 5 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 859.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

732 broken records

Margins by which the 732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1990

Top 20 records on 5 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1990	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1990	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1990	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1990	Lewiston, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Middleboro, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Ceduna Post Office, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Gardiner, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Allambie, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Agtertang, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Machias, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Bosduiwekop, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Tiffin, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1990	Dundee Agric Res Station, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 887 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	690
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2