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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duaringa Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zagreb-Gric | Croatia | Record daily precipitation | 19.5 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bad Muskau | Germany | Record snow depth | 7.0 cm (2.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 14.2 C (57.6 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Simferopol | Ukraine | Record high minimum temperature | 7.9 C (46.2 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orlando Executive AP | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 29.4 C (84.9 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Grand Coteau | United States | Record daily precipitation | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fillmore | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Burketown Post Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lordsburg 4 SE | United States | Record daily precipitation | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warooka | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brantford | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Scottsboro | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Astoria | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Meningie | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cairns Post Office | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 34.6 C (94.3 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Fairy (Griffiths Island) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Campbell Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Muncheberg | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 12.5 mm (0.5 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Clausthal-Zellerfeld | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -8.8 C (16.2 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buckeye | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warrenton 1 N | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Belle Isle | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Potsdam | Germany | Record snow depth | 4.0 cm (1.6 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Heber | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -1.1 C (30.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Battleford | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | -3.9 C (25.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nevada City | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -5.0 C (23.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Agricultural College | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
28 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 6 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 4 |
| Highest daily minimum | 4 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 3 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 9 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 2 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 28 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
22 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 20 |
| 10 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 30 | 1 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 70 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
2 December 1923| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 December 1923 | Duaringa Post Office, AU | daily rain | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 16 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Zagreb-Gric, HR | daily rain | 19.5 mm (0.8 in) | 5.2 mm (0.20 in) | 36 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Bad Muskau, DE | daily snow depth | 7.0 cm (2.8 in) | 7.0 cm (2.8 in) | 35 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily low max | 14.2 C (57.6 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 35 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Simferopol, UA | daily high min | 7.9 C (46.2 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 33 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Orlando Executive AP, US | daily high max | 29.4 C (84.9 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 27 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Grand Coteau, US | daily rain | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 25 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Fillmore, US | daily low max | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 24 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Burketown Post Office, AU | daily low min | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 14 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Lordsburg 4 SE, US | daily rain | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 16 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Warooka, AU | daily rain | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 6 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Brantford, CA | daily high min | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 9 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Scottsboro, US | daily high max | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 5 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Astoria, US | daily high max | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 16 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Meningie, AU | daily rain | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 1 year | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Cairns Post Office, AU | daily high max | 34.6 C (94.3 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 9 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU | daily rain | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 1 year | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Port Campbell Post Office, AU | daily rain | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) | 12 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Muncheberg, DE | daily rain | 12.5 mm (0.5 in) | 1.2 mm (0.05 in) | 0 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 December 1923 | Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE | daily low min | -8.8 C (16.2 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 1 year | 6 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| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).