Weather Records on 2 December 1914

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1914. Highest significance: Stony Mountain, CA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1914

On 2 December 1914, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 97 daily.
Stony Mountain set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 2 December 1914.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 2 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 December 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1914

Top 20 records on 2 December 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1914	Stony Mountain, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1914	Stony Mountain, CA	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1914	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Port Stanley, CA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Maccue, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Elliston, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Port Dover, CA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Washington, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Orebro, SE	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1914	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	9 years	14 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 101 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 10	84
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1