Weather Records on 2 December 1941

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1941. Highest significance: Rayakottah, IN.

Key Facts for 2 December 1941

On 2 December 1941, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 693 daily.
Rayakottah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 2 December 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 2 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 2 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1941

Top 20 records on 2 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1941	Rayakottah, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Dufur, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Riddle, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Prince Rupert, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Jacksonville, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1941	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1941	China Flat, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1941	Yreka, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1941	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	32 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1941. 1941 had 752 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	551
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1