Weather Records on 5 December 2017

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2017. Highest significance: Northcliffe, AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 2017

On 5 December 2017, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 533 daily.
Northcliffe set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 5 December 2017.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 5 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hurley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danilovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ims	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 405.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2017

Top 20 records on 5 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2017	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2017	Highvale, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2017	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2017	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Alonnah Area School, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Sviland, NO	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Chumphon, TH	monthly rain	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Cordova N, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Frolovo, RU	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Birni N'Konni, NE	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Lamoni, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Urangan Hibiscus St, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Hampton, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Tahquamenon Falls Sp, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Bancroft, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2017	Shailer Park Oregon Drve, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	43 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 568 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 100	433
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1