Weather Records on 2 December 1912

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1912. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1912

On 2 December 1912, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 80 daily.
Parry Sound set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 December 1912.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 2 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 50.

Records on 2 December 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1912

Top 20 records on 2 December 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1912	Parry Sound, CA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Southampton, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Gorki, BY	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Nicola Lake, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Stuarts Creek, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Albury, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Pitea, SE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Barrie, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1912	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	17 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1912. 1912 had 81 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	38
3 to 5	15
5 to 8	7
8 to 10	6
10 to 13	4
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1