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Weather Records on 2 December 1905

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1905. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1905

  • On 2 December 1905, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.7 C (63.9 F) on 2 December 1905.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 2 December 1905 17 station records on 2 December 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 2 December 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 December 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon ForestryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 2 December 1905 by type Records set or tied on 2 December 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 December 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 December 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 December 1905 by timescale Records on 2 December 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 December 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 2 December 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1905 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 75 to 10: 410 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 57
5 to 104
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1905
Top 17 records on 2 December 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1905Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min17.7 C (63.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)43 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)31 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Peterborough, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Kew, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Armagh, GBdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Macedon Forestry, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Boorolong, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Hambantota, LKdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1905Peterborough, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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 1905
Records on 12-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1905. 1905 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001797: 21807: 21810: 21817: 11823: 11828: 11829: 21846: 11847: 11852: 11856: 41857: 11858: 11859: 11863: 21867: 11870: 31871: 11872: 41873: 11874: 21875: 41876: 51878: 11879: 91884: 21886: 21887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 41892: 11893: 41894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 101899: 51900: 11901: 51902: 61903: 91904: 11905: 171906: 101907: 81908: 151909: 371910: 181911: 561912: 811913: 671914: 1011915: 191916: 1691917: 401918: 501919: 991920: 431921: 1131922: 591923: 281924: 1681925: 1561926: 1671927: 4601928: 771929: 5451930: 2721931: 3051932: 5251933: 4851934: 1941935: 1431936: 3311937: 2651938: 3351939: 3451940: 5511941: 7521942: 8351943: 1791944: 2761945: 2221946: 1981947: 6331948: 2111949: 2541950: 5981951: 6291952: 6141953: 4821954: 3171955: 5611956: 5941957: 2171958: 4421959: 4121960: 4101961: 3411962: 1,1441963: 2501964: 7261965: 4961966: 1,1171967: 8041968: 7531969: 5481970: 1,2321971: 7641972: 5471973: 1,0311974: 1,0191975: 7211976: 9201977: 7231978: 1,0561979: 8621980: 1,4281981: 7391982: 3,1111983: 1,0411984: 7011985: 3,6661986: 8871987: 1,1181988: 6131989: 9811990: 6161991: 1,9701992: 7191993: 6321994: 6321995: 1,0021996: 1,1801997: 8161998: 1,7321999: 7062000: 7352001: 6392002: 6152003: 5542004: 7982005: 9442006: 1,3882007: 1,7042008: 8712009: 1,0132010: 1,6022011: 7302012: 1,2652013: 5572014: 5462015: 8182016: 2692017: 7372018: 1,1522019: 6152020: 5342021: 1,9882022: 7712023: 5912024: 7152025: 8891797187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1905. 1905 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-02 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18072
18102
18171
18231
18281
18292
18461
18471
18521
18564
18571
18581
18591
18632
18671
18703
18711
18724
18731
18742
18754
18765
18781
18799
18842
18862
18872
18881
18891
18904
18921
18934
18943
18952
18963
18974
189810
18995
19001
19015
19026
19039
19041
190517
190610
19078
190815
190937
191018
191156
191281
191367
1914101
191519
1916169
191740
191850
191999
192043
1921113
192259
192328
1924168
1925156
1926167
1927460
192877
1929545
1930272
1931305
1932525
1933485
1934194
1935143
1936331
1937265
1938335
1939345
1940551
1941752
1942835
1943179
1944276
1945222
1946198
1947633
1948211
1949254
1950598
1951629
1952614
1953482
1954317
1955561
1956594
1957217
1958442
1959412
1960410
1961341
19621,144
1963250
1964726
1965496
19661,117
1967804
1968753
1969548
19701,232
1971764
1972547
19731,031
19741,019
1975721
1976920
1977723
19781,056
1979862
19801,428
1981739
19823,111
19831,041
1984701
19853,666
1986887
19871,118
1988613
1989981
1990616
19911,970
1992719
1993632
1994632
19951,002
19961,180
1997816
19981,732
1999706
2000735
2001639
2002615
2003554
2004798
2005944
20061,388
20071,704
2008871
20091,013
20101,602
2011730
20121,265
2013557
2014546
2015818
2016269
2017737
20181,152
2019615
2020534
20211,988
2022771
2023591
2024715
2025889

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).