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Hurricanes on December 5 in history (1842 to 2026)

203 storms on record were active on December 5 between 1845 and 2025. On this date 26 formed, 12 reached their peak recorded wind, 15 came ashore and 32 ended. The strongest storm active on December 5 was Typhoon Paka (1997), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (184 mph), recorded by NHC.

Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm as hurricanes, named by region. Archive of September 29, 2026.

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Cyclone Wasa (1991–92)

First recorded position: December 5, 1991, 00:00 UTC. Peak: 90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ). South Pacific, Dec 5 to 13, 1991.

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Came ashore on December 5

15 storms, most recent first. Recorded landfalls come from the National Hurricane Center's best track; elsewhere a coast crossing is estimated from the track and labelled.

Year	Storm	Ocean	Where and when	Wind at landfall	Record
2023	Cyclone Michaung	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.2°N, 80.1°E December 5, 2023, 03:00 UTC	50 kt (58 mph), 3-minute, IMD	Estimated from the track
2012	Typhoon Bopha	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.0°N, 119.7°E December 5, 2012, 00:00 UTC	65 kt (75 mph), 10-minute, JMA	Estimated from the track
2006	Typhoon Durian	Western Pacific → North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.0°N, 107.0°E December 5, 2006, 00:00 UTC	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, JMA	Estimated from the track
2001	Tropical storm Kajiki	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.5°N, 125.6°E December 5, 2001, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1993	Typhoon Lola	Western Pacific	Landfall over the Philippines December 5, 1993	Not recorded	Editor-reviewed, sourced
1972	Unnamed storm · 1972	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.8°N, 80.0°E December 5, 1972, 21:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1967	Unnamed storm · 1967	North Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 7.8°N, 81.8°E December 5, 1967, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1964	Cyclone Flora	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 16.5°S, 141.2°E December 5, 1964, 11:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1949	Tropical storm Betty	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.7°N, 119.9°E December 5, 1949, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1943	Unnamed storm · 1943	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.3°N, 123.2°E December 5, 1943, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1943	Unnamed storm · 1943	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.3°N, 125.4°E December 5, 1943, 00:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1937	Unnamed storm · 1937	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.0°N, 126.1°E December 5, 1937, 15:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1927	Unnamed storm · 1927	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 11.4°N, 125.8°E December 5, 1927, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 14.2°N, 123.6°E December 5, 1923, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1919	Unnamed storm · 1919	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.8°N, 119.7°E December 5, 1919, 18:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1908	Unnamed storm · 1908	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 13.0°N, 121.7°E December 5, 1908, 16:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on December 5

26 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1983–84	Cyclone Andry	Southwest Indian	9.9°S, 65.3°E	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2024–25	Cyclone Chido	Southwest Indian	12.0°S, 85.5°E	115 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1961	Typhoon Ellen	Western Pacific	8.0°N, 136.8°E	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1991–92	Cyclone Wasa	South Pacific	10.0°S, 156.8°W	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2013	Cyclone Madi	North Indian	9.0°N, 84.3°E	65 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1982	Tropical storm Roger	Western Pacific	6.8°N, 139.2°E	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1981	Unnamed cyclone · 1981	North Indian	10.6°N, 88.8°E	75 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1962	Tropical storm Nadine	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 140.5°E	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1987–88	Cyclone Ariny	Australian region → Southwest Indian	7.1°S, 95.2°E	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1973	Unnamed cyclone · 1973	North Indian	7.4°N, 88.2°E	60 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1977–78	Cyclone Tessa	South Pacific	11.0°S, 156.0°W	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1975	Unnamed subtropical storm · 1975	Atlantic	38.0°N, 49.7°W	60 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2025–26	Unnamed cyclone · 2025	South Pacific	13.9°S, 149.7°W	39 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1963–64	Storm Amanda	Southwest Indian	5.3°S, 73.4°E	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	4.8°N, 91.8°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	11.3°N, 126.0°E	Not recorded
1929	Unnamed storm · 1929	Western Pacific	11.0°N, 131.7°E	Not recorded
1920–21	Unnamed storm · 1920	Australian region	31.1°S, 152.8°E	Not recorded
1878	Unnamed storm · 1878	North Indian	16.7°N, 86.6°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Unnamed storm · 1967	Australian region → South Pacific	15.1°S, 152.0°E	Not recorded
1965	Unnamed storm · 1965	North Indian	6.5°N, 71.4°E	Not recorded
1951	Unnamed storm · 1951	North Indian	8.0°N, 90.0°E	Not recorded
1946	Unnamed storm · 1946	North Indian	10.7°N, 86.3°E	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	6.3°S, 70.5°E	Not recorded
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	10.5°N, 145.5°E	Not recorded
1926	Unnamed storm · 1926	Western Pacific	9.5°N, 130.0°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on December 5

12 storms recorded their highest wind on this date, as the responsible agency measured it.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
1993	Typhoon Lola	Western Pacific	80 kt (92 mph), 10-minute, JMA	955 hPa (JMA)
1996–97	Cyclone Chantelle	Australian region → Southwest Indian	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	915 hPa (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Graham	Australian region	110 kt (127 mph), 10-minute, BoM	915 hPa (BoM)
1958	Typhoon Olga	Western Pacific	125 kt (144 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	950 hPa (JMA)
1964–65	Cyclone Flora	Australian region	65 kt (75 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	992 hPa (BoM)
2005	Hurricane Epsilon	Atlantic	75 kt (86 mph), 1-minute, NHC	981 hPa (NHC)
2019	Cyclone Pawan	North Indian	40 kt (46 mph), 3-minute, IMD	998 hPa (IMD)
1984–85	Cyclone Bobalahy	Southwest Indian	44 kt (51 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	984 hPa (Météo-France)
2001	Tropical storm Kajiki	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 10-minute, JMA	996 hPa (JMA)
2008	Unnamed tropical depression · 2008	North Indian	30 kt (35 mph), 3-minute, IMD	996 hPa (JTWC)
2009	Unnamed tropical storm · 2009	Western Pacific	35 kt (40 mph), 1-minute, JTWC	996 hPa (JTWC)
2025–26	Unnamed cyclone · 2025	South Pacific	39 kt (45 mph), 1-minute, Real-time	999 hPa (Real-time)

Ended on December 5

32 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1990	Typhoon Owen	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	5.9°N, 123.3°E	Nov 14 to Dec 5, 1990
1989	Typhoon Irma	Western Pacific	22.6°N, 144.5°E	Nov 20 to Dec 5, 1989
2017	Cyclone Ockhi	North Indian	19.2°N, 71.9°E	Nov 28 to Dec 5, 2017
1925	Unnamed tropical storm · 1925	Atlantic	36.0°N, 67.5°W	Nov 27 to Dec 5, 1925
1993	Unnamed cyclone · 1993	Western Pacific → North Indian	14.2°N, 73.0°E	Nov 27 to Dec 5, 1993
2010–11	Cyclone Abele	Southwest Indian → Australian region	24.2°S, 97.7°E	Nov 26 to Dec 5, 2010
2004	Unnamed cyclone · 2004	North Indian	1.9°N, 46.5°E	Nov 27 to Dec 5, 2004
2020	Cyclone Burevi	North Indian	9.5°N, 80.1°E	Nov 29 to Dec 5, 2020
1983	Tropical storm Sperry	Western Pacific	15.6°N, 133.3°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1983
2004	Tropical storm Otto	Atlantic	26.1°N, 51.4°W	Nov 26 to Dec 5, 2004

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1971–72	Cyclone Kitty	Australian region	12.0°S, 130.4°E	Dec 2 to 5, 1971
1999	Unnamed tropical depression · 1999	Western Pacific → North Indian	11.9°N, 97.1°E	Nov 29 to Dec 5, 1999
1995	Unnamed tropical depression · 1995	Western Pacific	10.6°N, 120.4°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1995
1953	Unnamed tropical storm · 1953	Western Pacific	7.9°N, 128.7°E	Nov 27 to Dec 5, 1953
2009	Unnamed tropical storm · 2009	Western Pacific	26.4°N, 150.0°E	Dec 2 to 5, 2009
2011	Unnamed tropical depression · 2011	Western Pacific	8.4°N, 113.3°E	Dec 3 to 5, 2011
1972–73	Storm Ariane	Southwest Indian	24.0°S, 60.0°E	Dec 1 to 5, 1972
1966–67	Storm Bella	Southwest Indian	12.5°S, 57.0°E	Dec 3 to 5, 1966
1965–66	Storm Alice	Southwest Indian	18.0°S, 77.3°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1965
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	Western Pacific	15.1°N, 122.6°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1939
1936	Unnamed storm · 1936	Western Pacific	18.4°N, 119.3°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1936
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	Western Pacific	14.2°N, 118.0°E	Dec 2 to 5, 1923
1919	Unnamed storm · 1919	Western Pacific	10.8°N, 119.0°E	Dec 4 to 5, 1919
1910	Unnamed storm · 1910	Western Pacific	12.2°N, 110.3°E	Dec 1 to 5, 1910
1950	Unnamed storm · 1950	North Indian	15.2°N, 91.6°E	Dec 1 to 5, 1950
1915	Unnamed storm · 1915	North Indian	14.8°N, 94.8°E	Dec 3 to 5, 1915
1897–98	Unnamed storm · 1897	Southwest Indian	24.7°S, 57.4°E	Dec 1 to 5, 1897
1876–77	Unnamed storm · 1876	Southwest Indian	24.8°S, 59.5°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1876
1860–61	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	13.7°S, 75.6°E	Dec 1 to 5, 1860
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1859	Australian region → Southwest Indian	21.3°S, 86.5°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1859
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1859	Southwest Indian	18.1°S, 39.3°E	Nov 30 to Dec 5, 1859
1845	Unnamed storm · 1845	North Indian	13.3°N, 71.5°E	Dec 2 to 5, 1845

Also active on December 5

125 more storms were active on this date, the most notable first. Storms listed above are not repeated.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2014	Typhoon Hagupit	Western Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 2014	115 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1997	Typhoon Paka	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Nov 28 to Dec 23, 1997	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002	Typhoon Pongsona	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 11, 2002	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2023–24	Cyclone Jasper	South Pacific → Australian region	Dec 2 to 17, 2023	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2019	Typhoon Kammuri	Western Pacific	Nov 24 to Dec 6, 2019	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1993	Typhoon Manny	Western Pacific → North Indian	Dec 1 to 16, 1993	75 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1998–99	Cyclone Thelma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 15, 1998	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1975–76	Cyclone Joan	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 10, 1975	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1986	Typhoon Kim	Western Pacific	Nov 26 to Dec 13, 1986	110 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2019–20	Cyclone Ambali	Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 9, 2019	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1991–92	Cyclone Val	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 17, 1991	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1960	Typhoon Ophelia	Western Pacific → Central Pacific	Nov 21 to Dec 8, 1960	135 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1951	Typhoon Amy	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 19, 1951	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2000–01	Cyclone Sam	Australian region	Nov 28 to Dec 14, 2000	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984	Typhoon Doyle	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 12, 1984	100 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1977	Typhoon Lucy	Western Pacific	Nov 26 to Dec 9, 1977	110 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1972	Typhoon Therese	Western Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1972	105 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2009–10	Cyclone Cleo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 17, 2009	105 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982	Typhoon Pamela	Western Pacific	Nov 21 to Dec 9, 1982	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2007–08	Cyclone Daman	South Pacific	Dec 3 to 10, 2007	100 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2012–13	Cyclone Claudia	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 13, 2012	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2019–20	Cyclone Belna	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 11, 2019	85 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1979	Typhoon Abby	Western Pacific	Nov 29 to Dec 15, 1979	90 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2018–19	Cyclone Owen	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 22, 2018	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2000	Unnamed cyclone · 2000	North Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 6, 2000	102 kt · 3-minute (IMD)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1992–93	Cyclone Joni	South Pacific	Dec 3 to 14, 1992	50 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1985–86	Cyclone Nicholas	Australian region	Nov 25 to Dec 7, 1985	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2011–12	Cyclone Alenga	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Dec 2 to 10, 2011	75 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	North Indian	Nov 27 to Dec 8, 1984	115 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1971–72	Cyclone Sally	Australian region	Dec 3 to 13, 1971	65 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1998–99	Cyclone Billy	Australian region	Dec 1 to 7, 1998	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1972	Typhoon Sally	Western Pacific → North Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 8, 1972	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1984–85	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 3 to 13, 1984	65 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Albine	Southwest Indian	Nov 25 to Dec 6, 1979	100 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1974–75	Cyclone Selma	Australian region	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 1974	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003	Tropical storm Odette	Atlantic	Dec 4 to 9, 2003	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2003–04	Cyclone Cela	Southwest Indian	Dec 4 to 22, 2003	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1948	Typhoon Beverly	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 10, 1948	80 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1991	Tropical storm Zelda	Central Pacific → Western Pacific	Nov 24 to Dec 7, 1991	60 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2001–02	Cyclone Bako	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Nov 25 to Dec 9, 2001	65 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005	Cyclone Fanoos	North Indian	Dec 4 to 12, 2005	45 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1973–74	Cyclone Lottie	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 12, 1973	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Ursula	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 16, 1971	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1982–83	Cyclone Bemany	Southwest Indian	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 1982	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2022	Cyclone Mandous	North Indian	Dec 4 to 10, 2022	50 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2000	Tropical storm Rumbia	Western Pacific	Nov 27 to Dec 8, 2000	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1983	Hurricane Winnie	Eastern Pacific	Dec 4 to 7, 1983	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1997–98	Cyclone Pam	South Pacific	Dec 2 to 14, 1997	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1957	Hurricane Nina	Central Pacific	Nov 29 to Dec 6, 1957	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
2020–21	Cyclone Bongoyo	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 12, 2020	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1976	Tropical storm Nora	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 8, 1976	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1975–76	Cyclone Kim	Australian region	Dec 1 to 10, 1975	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Amelia	Australian region	Nov 30 to Dec 7, 1981	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1973–74	Cyclone Annie	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Nov 21 to Dec 8, 1973	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2017–18	Cyclone Dahlia	Australian region	Nov 27 to Dec 7, 2017	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1996–97	Cyclone Elvina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 16, 1996	45 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2021	Cyclone Jawad	North Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 2021	40 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1996	Unnamed cyclone · 1996	North Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 7, 1996	65 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
1962	Unnamed hurricane · 1962	Atlantic	Nov 26 to Dec 6, 1962	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1986	Tropical storm Lex	Western Pacific	Nov 29 to Dec 9, 1986	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2002–03	Cyclone Yolande	South Pacific	Dec 1 to 11, 2002	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2021–22	Cyclone Teratai	Australian region	Nov 29 to Dec 11, 2021	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1952	Tropical storm Elaine	Western Pacific	Dec 4 to 6, 1952	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1995–96	Cyclone Emma	Australian region	Dec 1 to 16, 1995	40 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1951	Unnamed hurricane · 1951	Atlantic	Dec 3 to 12, 1951	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1970	Unnamed tropical storm · 1970	Atlantic	Nov 26 to Dec 6, 1970	60 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1887	Unnamed hurricane · 1887	Atlantic	Dec 4 to 10, 1887	Category 1 · Saffir-Simpson (NHC)
1977–78	Cyclone Babette	Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 10, 1977	36 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1987	Unnamed cyclone · 1987	North Indian	Dec 2 to 13, 1987	45 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1970–71	Storm Beverley	Australian region	Nov 26 to Dec 7, 1970	Not recorded
2019	Unnamed tropical depression · 2019	North Indian	Dec 2 to 6, 2019	30 kt · 3-minute (IMD)
2013	Unnamed subtropical storm · 2013	Atlantic	Dec 3 to 7, 2013	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
1990–91	Unnamed tropical depression · 1990	Southwest Indian	Nov 29 to Dec 7, 1990	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1936	Unnamed tropical storm · 1936	Atlantic	Dec 2 to 16, 1936	55 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2020	Australian region	Dec 4 to 12, 2020	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1980–81	Storm Bert	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Nov 24 to Dec 9, 1980	Not recorded
1975–76	Storm Barbara	Southwest Indian	Dec 3 to 19, 1975	Not recorded
2011–12	Unnamed cyclone · 2011	Southwest Indian	Dec 2 to 11, 2011	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2004–05	Unnamed cyclone · 2004	Australian region	Dec 3 to 6, 2004	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992–93	Unnamed tropical depression · 1992	Southwest Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 11, 1992	28 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1989	Unnamed tropical depression · 1989	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 9, 1989	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1964–65	Storm Arlette	Southwest Indian	Dec 4 to 8, 1964	Not recorded
1962–63	Storm Bertha	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 6, 1962	Not recorded
1963	Unnamed storm · 1963	North Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 1963	Not recorded
1959	Unnamed storm · 1959	North Indian	Nov 27 to Dec 6, 1959	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 11, 1959	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1946	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 9, 1946	Not recorded
1941	Unnamed storm · 1941	North Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 1941	Not recorded
1940	Unnamed storm · 1940	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 6, 1940	Not recorded
1938	Unnamed storm · 1938	Western Pacific	Dec 4 to 10, 1938	Not recorded
1930	Unnamed storm · 1930	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 7, 1930	Not recorded
1922	Unnamed storm · 1922	North Indian	Nov 25 to Dec 6, 1922	Not recorded
1915	Unnamed storm · 1915	Western Pacific	Dec 4 to 9, 1915	Not recorded
1911	Unnamed storm · 1911	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 10, 1911	Not recorded
1909	Unnamed storm · 1909	North Indian	Dec 2 to 6, 1909	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1902	Southwest Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 10, 1902	Not recorded
1961–62	Unnamed storm · 1961	Australian region → South Pacific	Nov 28 to Dec 10, 1961	Not recorded
1980	Unnamed storm · 1980	North Indian	Dec 3 to 7, 1980	Not recorded
1964–65	Unnamed storm · 1964	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 7, 1964	Not recorded
1963	Unnamed storm · 1963	North Indian	Nov 29 to Dec 7, 1963	Not recorded
1959	Unnamed storm · 1959	North Indian	Dec 4 to 7, 1959	Not recorded
1957–58	Unnamed storm · 1957	South Pacific	Dec 1 to 8, 1957	Not recorded
1953	Unnamed storm · 1953	Western Pacific	Dec 4 to 7, 1953	Not recorded
1951–52	Unnamed storm · 1951	Southwest Indian	Nov 26 to Dec 6, 1951	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1950	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 8, 1950	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1948	South Pacific	Dec 4 to 12, 1948	Not recorded
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1945	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 8, 1945	Not recorded
1945	Unnamed storm · 1945	North Indian	Dec 3 to 6, 1945	Not recorded
1944–45	Unnamed storm · 1944	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 6, 1944	Not recorded
1939	Unnamed storm · 1939	North Indian	Dec 3 to 9, 1939	Not recorded
1935	Unnamed storm · 1935	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 6, 1935	Not recorded
1934	Unnamed storm · 1934	Western Pacific	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 1934	Not recorded
1934	Unnamed storm · 1934	Western Pacific	Dec 4 to 6, 1934	Not recorded
1932	Unnamed storm · 1932	Western Pacific	Dec 2 to 7, 1932	Not recorded
1921	Unnamed storm · 1921	Western Pacific	Dec 3 to 9, 1921	Not recorded
1912	Unnamed storm · 1912	Western Pacific	Dec 1 to 7, 1912	Not recorded
1901–02	Unnamed storm · 1901	Southwest Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 7, 1901	Not recorded
1894	Unnamed storm · 1894	Atlantic	Nov 30 to Dec 9, 1894	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 1883	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1883	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 8, 1883	Not recorded
1883	Unnamed storm · 1883	North Indian	Dec 4 to 6, 1883	Not recorded
1865–66	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 1865	Not recorded
1863–64	Unnamed storm · 1863	Southwest Indian	Nov 30 to Dec 6, 1863	Not recorded
1860–61	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 7, 1860	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1859	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Dec 1 to 7, 1859	Not recorded

Questions about December 5

What is the strongest storm on record on December 5?

Of the storms active on December 5, Typhoon Paka (1997) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 160 kt (184 mph), 1-minute sustained (NHC). That is the storm's peak over its whole life, which may fall on another day. Agencies that average wind over 10 minutes report lower numbers for the same storm.

Has a storm ever made landfall on December 5?

Yes. 15 storms on record came ashore on December 5. The most recent was Cyclone Michaung (2023): coast crossing (estimated) near 15.2°N, 80.1°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on December 5?

203 storms on record were active on December 5, in 110 different years from 1845 to 2025. The count uses calendar dates in UTC and covers every ocean basin in NOAA's IBTrACS archive and the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2.

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Sources. Storm tracks and events from NOAA's best-track archives, exactly as the Hurricane Calendar app shows them. Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Each wind speed keeps the agency that recorded it and its averaging period; nothing is converted between agencies. A missing value is shown as not recorded, never as zero. Storms that may still have been active when the archive was updated are left out.

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, all basins (CSV), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Retrieved 2026-09-26.
HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database, 1851-2025 (released 2026-09-12), NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC). Retrieved 2026-09-26.
HURDAT2 Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database, 1949-2025 (released 2026-09-14), NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC). Retrieved 2026-09-26.