Weather Records on 2 December 1944

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1944. Highest significance: Palani, IN.

Key Facts for 2 December 1944

On 2 December 1944, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 271 daily.
Palani set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 2 December 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 2 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1944

Top 20 records on 2 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1944	Palani, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1944	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Millstream, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	San German 4 W, PR	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1944	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 276 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	193
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1