Weather Records on 2 December 1917

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1917. Highest significance: Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1917

On 2 December 1917, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 2 December 1917.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 2 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 2 December 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records

Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1917

Top 20 records on 2 December 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1917	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1917	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1917	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	St Albans, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Gogland, RU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Edgeroi, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1917	Sveg, SE	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 years	16 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1917. 1917 had 40 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 20	27
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1