Weather Records on 2 December 2024

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2024. Highest significance: Beaver Falls, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2024

On 2 December 2024, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 689 daily.
Beaver Falls set an all-time record daily snowfall of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 2 December 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 2 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hedesunda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ammaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stalldalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soderbarke_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erzincan	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Judoma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lesjofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 2 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 2 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2024

Top 20 records on 2 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2024	Beaver Falls, US	all-time snowfall	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 December 2024	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2024	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2024	Gustavus, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2024	Kalkaska, US	monthly snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Craig, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Hoonah, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Woodgreen, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Yreka, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Alonnah Area School, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Hedesunda, SE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Craig, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Rabbit Flat, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Ammaroo, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Beaver Falls, US	monthly snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Munising, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	42 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2024. 2024 had 715 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	535
2021	1,988
2022	770
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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	576
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1