Weather Records on 2 December 1932

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1932. Highest significance: Astoria, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1932

On 2 December 1932, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 510 daily.
Astoria set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 2 December 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 2 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 2 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1932

Top 20 records on 2 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1932	Astoria, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1932	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1932	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Karwar, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Essendon 1, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Milan, IT	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Doraville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Dromana, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Koo Wee Rup, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Mornington, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Kew, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	El Dorado, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1932	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	25 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 525 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	398
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2