Weather Records on 2 December 1911

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1911. Highest significance: Cobar Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1911

On 2 December 1911, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 51 daily.
Cobar Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 2 December 1911.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 2 December 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Youngara 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1911 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 December 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1911

Top 20 records on 2 December 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1911	Cobar Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1911	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1911	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1911	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1911	Momba, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1911	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1911	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Wentworth (Avoca), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Poolamacca, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Bomera, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Teryawynia, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Athol 1, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1911	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	22 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1911. 1911 had 56 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1911
Margin	Records
0 to 10	22
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1