Weather Records on 5 December 2024

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2024. Highest significance: Denekamp, NL.

Key Facts for 5 December 2024

On 5 December 2024, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 786 daily.
Denekamp set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 5 December 2024.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 5 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Almelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ternaard	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St. Anna Parochie	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woold	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gendringen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetermeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steenwijksmoer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 5 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 5 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2024

Top 20 records on 5 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2024	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Petten, NL	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Appelscha, NL	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Bergen (Nh), NL	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Blokzijl, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Frederiksoord, NL	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Schagen, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Oudemirdum, NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Leesville, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	120 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Enschede, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2024	Aalten, NL	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2024	Ammerzoden, NL	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2024	Dokkum, NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2024	Kreileroord, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2024	Stavoren_1, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2024	Kuinre, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2024	Rouveen, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	56 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 796 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	676
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1