Weather Records on 5 December 2006

1,646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2006. Highest significance: Mexico, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 2006

On 5 December 2006, 1,646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
810 were record highs and 553 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,551 daily.
Mexico set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 5 December 2006.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,646 stations

1,646 station records on 5 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mexico	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sanne	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,646 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 368, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 442, Lowest daily minimum 393, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 5 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	368
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	442
Lowest daily minimum	393
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 5 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 94, daily 1,551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,364 broken records

Margins by which the 1,364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2006

Top 20 records on 5 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2006	Mexico, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2006	Sanne, SE	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2006	Petersburg 3SSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2006	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2006	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly high max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Moran, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	San Juan del Rio, MX	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Halmstad, SE	monthly high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Yates Ctr, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Princeville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Kaiserslautern, DE	monthly high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Fulton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Palmerville, AU	all-time high max	43.2 C (109.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2006	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	107 years	42 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,646 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	1,315
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2