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Weather Records on 2 December 1920

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1920. Highest significance: Cowabie, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1920

  • On 2 December 1920, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Cowabie set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 2 December 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

43 stations
Weather records on 2 December 1920 43 station records on 2 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
43 station records on 2 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CowabieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PallalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-14.1 C (6.6 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.7 mm (2.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-45.5 C (-49.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-21.2 C (-6.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BrewonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-39.6 C (-39.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WollunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records
Records on 2 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 2 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 2 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 December 1920 by timescale Records on 2 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43.
Records on 2 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1920 Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3420 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2034
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1920
Top 20 records on 2 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1920Cowabie, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)17 years32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Pallal, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)20 years32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Mahackala, RUdaily low min-14.1 C (6.6 F)8.8 C (15.8 F)25 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)24 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Constantine, DZdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)31 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Burlington, USdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Walgett (Dungalear), AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Gravesend Post Office, AUdaily rain60.7 mm (2.4 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Stratford, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Bic, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Bic, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily low min-6.6 C (20.1 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low max-5.4 C (22.3 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Charleville Post Office, AUdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Garah (Welbon), AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Yarmouth, CAdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1920Enisejsk, RUdaily low min-45.5 C (-49.9 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)18 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 1920
Records on 12-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 43 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 1920. 1920 had 43 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).