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Weather Records on 2 December 1918

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1918. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 2 December 1918

  • On 2 December 1918, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 49 daily.
  • Dublin Phoenix Park set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 2 December 1918.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

50 stations
Weather records on 2 December 1918 50 station records on 2 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
50 station records on 2 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VenterstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina HospitalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave RangeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
YellowinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Nangeela)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GnomeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape WilloughbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KingscoteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records
Records on 2 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 2 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 34Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 2 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall34
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 December 1918 by timescale Records on 2 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 49. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 49all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 49.
Records on 2 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily49

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1918 Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 325 to 10: 610 to 15: 515 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 532
5 to 106
10 to 155
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1918
Top 20 records on 2 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1918Dublin Phoenix Park, IEmonthly high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)29 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Camden 3 W, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)68 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Tarcutta, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Paris, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Tarcutta Post Office, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918De Vlei "de Kruis", ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)17 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Tumbarumba Post Office, AUdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)5 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Tumbarumba 1, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)5 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Durham, GBdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)1.1 cm (0.4 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Astoria, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Venterstad, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Yankalilla (Woodvale), AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Port Arthur, CAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1918Armagh, GBdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)12 years13 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 1918
Records on 12-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 50 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001797: 21807: 21810: 21817: 11823: 11828: 11829: 21846: 11847: 11852: 11856: 41857: 11858: 11859: 11863: 21867: 11870: 31871: 11872: 41873: 11874: 21875: 41876: 51878: 11879: 91884: 21886: 21887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 41892: 11893: 41894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 101899: 51900: 11901: 51902: 61903: 91904: 11905: 171906: 101907: 81908: 151909: 371910: 181911: 561912: 811913: 671914: 1011915: 191916: 1691917: 401918: 501919: 991920: 431921: 1131922: 591923: 281924: 1681925: 1561926: 1671927: 4601928: 771929: 5451930: 2721931: 3051932: 5251933: 4851934: 1941935: 1431936: 3311937: 2651938: 3351939: 3451940: 5511941: 7521942: 8351943: 1791944: 2761945: 2221946: 1981947: 6331948: 2111949: 2541950: 5981951: 6291952: 6141953: 4821954: 3171955: 5611956: 5941957: 2171958: 4421959: 4121960: 4101961: 3411962: 1,1441963: 2501964: 7261965: 4961966: 1,1171967: 8041968: 7531969: 5481970: 1,2321971: 7641972: 5471973: 1,0311974: 1,0191975: 7211976: 9201977: 7231978: 1,0561979: 8621980: 1,4281981: 7391982: 3,1111983: 1,0411984: 7011985: 3,6661986: 8871987: 1,1181988: 6131989: 9811990: 6161991: 1,9701992: 7191993: 6321994: 6321995: 1,0021996: 1,1801997: 8161998: 1,7321999: 7062000: 7352001: 6392002: 6152003: 5542004: 7982005: 9442006: 1,3882007: 1,7042008: 8712009: 1,0132010: 1,6022011: 7302012: 1,2652013: 5572014: 5462015: 8182016: 2692017: 7372018: 1,1522019: 6152020: 5342021: 1,9882022: 7712023: 5912024: 7152025: 8891797187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 50 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-02 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18072
18102
18171
18231
18281
18292
18461
18471
18521
18564
18571
18581
18591
18632
18671
18703
18711
18724
18731
18742
18754
18765
18781
18799
18842
18862
18872
18881
18891
18904
18921
18934
18943
18952
18963
18974
189810
18995
19001
19015
19026
19039
19041
190517
190610
19078
190815
190937
191018
191156
191281
191367
1914101
191519
1916169
191740
191850
191999
192043
1921113
192259
192328
1924168
1925156
1926167
1927460
192877
1929545
1930272
1931305
1932525
1933485
1934194
1935143
1936331
1937265
1938335
1939345
1940551
1941752
1942835
1943179
1944276
1945222
1946198
1947633
1948211
1949254
1950598
1951629
1952614
1953482
1954317
1955561
1956594
1957217
1958442
1959412
1960410
1961341
19621,144
1963250
1964726
1965496
19661,117
1967804
1968753
1969548
19701,232
1971764
1972547
19731,031
19741,019
1975721
1976920
1977723
19781,056
1979862
19801,428
1981739
19823,111
19831,041
1984701
19853,666
1986887
19871,118
1988613
1989981
1990616
19911,970
1992719
1993632
1994632
19951,002
19961,180
1997816
19981,732
1999706
2000735
2001639
2002615
2003554
2004798
2005944
20061,388
20071,704
2008871
20091,013
20101,602
2011730
20121,265
2013557
2014546
2015818
2016269
2017737
20181,152
2019615
2020534
20211,988
2022771
2023591
2024715
2025889

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).