Weather Records on 2 December 1945

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1945. Highest significance: Montevideo 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1945

On 2 December 1945, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 214 daily.
Montevideo 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 2 December 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 2 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

192 broken records

Margins by which the 192 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 1945

Top 20 records on 2 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1945	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Fayette, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Boerne, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Hewitt, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Sealy, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Blanco, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1945	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Superior, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Sigourney, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1945	Temple, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1945. 1945 had 222 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	162
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1