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Weather Records on 2 December 1923

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1923. Highest significance: Duaringa Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1923

  • On 2 December 1923, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Duaringa Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 December 1923.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 2 December 1923 28 station records on 2 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 2 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Duaringa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Grand CoteauUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
FillmoreUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WarookaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ScottsboroUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MeningieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.6 C (94.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
MunchebergGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-8.8 C (16.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BuckeyeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 NUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PotsdamGermanyRecord snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HeberUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural CollegeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 2 December 1923 by type Records set or tied on 2 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 2 December 1923 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 2 December 1923 by timescale Records on 2 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 2 December 1923 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1923 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 2010 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1923
MarginRecords
0 to 1020
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1923
Top 20 records on 2 December 1923 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1923Duaringa Post Office, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)16 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Bad Muskau, DEdaily snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max14.2 C (57.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Simferopol, UAdaily high min7.9 C (46.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Orlando Executive AP, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Grand Coteau, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Fillmore, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Burketown Post Office, AUdaily low min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Lordsburg 4 SE, USdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Warooka, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Brantford, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Scottsboro, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Astoria, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Meningie, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Cairns Post Office, AUdaily high max34.6 C (94.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Port Campbell Post Office, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Muncheberg, DEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1923Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DEdaily low min-8.8 C (16.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)1 year6 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 1923
Records on 12-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1923. 1923 had 28 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 1923. 1923 had 28 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).