Weather Records on 2 December 2004

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2004. Highest significance: Champion van Riper Pk, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2004

On 2 December 2004, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 744 daily.
Champion van Riper Pk set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 2 December 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 2 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailar	China	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 2 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 2 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2004

Top 20 records on 2 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2004	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Santander Cmt, ES	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Scipio, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Meeker, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Arellano, MX	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Cedarville, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Sierraville Rs, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Westcliffe, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Colfax, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Lake City, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Yerington, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	La Huerta, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2004	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	39 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

1797 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2004. 2004 had 798 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1807	2
1810	2
1817	1
1823	1
1828	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	4
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1867	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	4
1876	5
1878	1
1879	9
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	1
1905	17
1906	10
1907	8
1908	15
1909	37
1910	18
1911	56
1912	81
1913	67
1914	101
1915	19
1916	169
1917	40
1918	50
1919	99
1920	43
1921	113
1922	59
1923	28
1924	168
1925	156
1926	167
1927	460
1928	77
1929	545
1930	272
1931	305
1932	525
1933	485
1934	194
1935	143
1936	331
1937	265
1938	335
1939	345
1940	551
1941	752
1942	835
1943	179
1944	276
1945	222
1946	198
1947	633
1948	211
1949	254
1950	598
1951	629
1952	614
1953	482
1954	317
1955	561
1956	594
1957	217
1958	442
1959	412
1960	410
1961	341
1962	1,144
1963	250
1964	726
1965	496
1966	1,117
1967	804
1968	753
1969	548
1970	1,232
1971	764
1972	547
1973	1,031
1974	1,019
1975	721
1976	920
1977	723
1978	1,056
1979	862
1980	1,428
1981	739
1982	3,111
1983	1,041
1984	701
1985	3,666
1986	887
1987	1,118
1988	613
1989	981
1990	616
1991	1,970
1992	719
1993	632
1994	632
1995	1,002
1996	1,180
1997	816
1998	1,732
1999	706
2000	735
2001	639
2002	615
2003	554
2004	798
2005	944
2006	1,388
2007	1,704
2008	871
2009	1,013
2010	1,602
2011	730
2012	1,265
2013	557
2014	546
2015	818
2016	269
2017	737
2018	1,152
2019	615
2020	534
2021	1,988
2022	771
2023	591
2024	715
2025	889

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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 20	560
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3