Weather Records on 2 December 1927

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1927. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1927

On 2 December 1927, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 455 daily.
Southampton set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 2 December 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 2 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1927

Top 20 records on 2 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1927	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Athens, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	State College, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Anderson, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Stockport, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Beaufort (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Carlisle, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1927	Merino, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1927	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1927	Woodstock, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1927	Washington, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1927	Greenock, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	30 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1927. 1927 had 460 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 25	404
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2