Weather Records on 2 December 1930

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1930. Highest significance: Laghouat, DZ.

Key Facts for 2 December 1930

On 2 December 1930, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 269 daily.
Laghouat set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 2 December 1930.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 2 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 2 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1930

Top 20 records on 2 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1930	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1930	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1930	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Bologna, IT	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	E Tawas, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Owen Sound, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Chestnut Hill, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Lockport 2SE, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Somerset Main Street, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	State College, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Deseret, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Tooele, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1930	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	20 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1930. 1930 had 272 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 10	214
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1