Weather Records on 5 December 1997

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1997. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 5 December 1997

On 5 December 1997, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 695 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 5 December 1997.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 5 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rhum: Kinloch	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Zaragoza -Belen-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grizedale	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Labelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 5 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 5 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1997

Top 20 records on 5 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1997	Kiev, UA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1997	Sandberg, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	King City, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Everglades, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Itirapina, BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Paloma, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Titusville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Jesup 8 S, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Palmyra, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Auchincruive, GB	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Gernrode, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Rhum: Kinloch, GB	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1997	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	16 years	41 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 718 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	521
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1