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Weather Records on 2 December 1908

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1908. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1908

  • On 2 December 1908, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Orillia set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 December 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 2 December 1908 15 station records on 2 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 2 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 2 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 2 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 December 1908 by timescale Records on 2 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 2 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 702

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1908
Top 15 records on 2 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1908Orillia, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)35 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Orillia, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Cradock, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min-11.1 C (12.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min5.2 C (41.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Stawell, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Stratford, CAdaily low max (Tie)-8.3 C (17.1 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie3 years0 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 1908
Records on 12-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 15 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 1908. 1908 had 15 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).