Weather Records on 2 December 2023

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2023. Highest significance: New Orleans Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2023

On 2 December 2023, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 552 daily.
New Orleans Audubon set a daily record precipitation of 175.0 mm (6.9 in) on 2 December 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 2 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof)	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paganella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saldenburg-Entschenreuth	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy Opening	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Varna	Bulgaria	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boos	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 2 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 2 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2023

Top 20 records on 2 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2023	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	117 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 December 2023	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, DE	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2023	Mobile Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2023	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2023	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	all-time snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Innot Hot Springs Township, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Schwaigermoos, DE	monthly snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Marianna Muni AP, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Oxford Spring, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Mobile, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof), DE	monthly snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Muhldorf, DE	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Thibodaux 4 SE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	Straubing, DE	monthly snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2023	St Francisville, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	113 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

1797 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2023. 2023 had 591 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 50	442
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1