Weather Records on 2 December 1931

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1931. Highest significance: Burra Burra, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1931

On 2 December 1931, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 293 daily.
Burra Burra set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 2 December 1931.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 2 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 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 1931

Top 20 records on 2 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1931	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	St Augustine, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	Charlton Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1931	Condobolin (Ringwood), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Gilgunnia, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Renmark, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1931	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	26 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1931. 1931 had 305 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	219
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1