Weather Records on 2 December 1913

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1913. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 2 December 1913

On 2 December 1913, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 66 daily.
Hambantota set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.7 C (76.5 F) on 2 December 1913.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 2 December 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.

Records on 2 December 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	8
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1913

Top 20 records on 2 December 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1913	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Barrie, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Weldon, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	London South, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1913	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	13 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1913. 1913 had 67 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 2	34
2 to 4	15
4 to 6	3
6 to 8	2
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	2