Weather Records on 5 December 2025

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 2025. Highest significance: Newberry, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 2025

On 5 December 2025, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 441 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 865 daily.
Newberry set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 5 December 2025.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 5 December 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shahristanskij Perev	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lucky Strike	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Creek R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 280, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 103.

Records on 5 December 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	280
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	103

Records on 5 December 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 2025

Top 20 records on 5 December 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 2025	Newberry, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	102 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2025	Napoleon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2025	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	124 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Shahristanskij Perev, TJ	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Swan Valley, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Lucky Strike, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Battle Mountain, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Long Branch Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Owyhee Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Farmville, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Hopewell, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Troutdale, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Osage, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	123 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Windsor, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Alfred, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2025	Decatur Wtp, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	129 years	45 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2025. 2025 had 872 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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Data for records on 2025-12-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	591
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3