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Weather Records on 2 December 1909

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1909. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1909

  • On 2 December 1909, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 2 December 1909.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 2 December 1909 37 station records on 2 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 2 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.2 cm (5.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 2 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 2 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 December 1909 by timescale Records on 2 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.
Records on 2 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1909 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2610 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1026
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1909
Top 20 records on 2 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1909Sydney, CAdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)22 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall13.2 cm (5.2 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909St John's, CAdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Scheveningen, NLdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Groningen-1, NLdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Armagh, GBdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Gavle, SEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Bamberg, DEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909West Terschelling, NLdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Madison Wb City, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Escanaba, USdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Escanaba, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Helmond, NLdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Dubuque River, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1909Riversdale, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)8 years13 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 1909
Records on 12-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1909. 1909 had 37 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 1909. 1909 had 37 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).