Weather Records on 2 December 1948

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1948. Highest significance: Atkinson 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1948

On 2 December 1948, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 202 daily.
Atkinson 3SW set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 2 December 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 2 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1948

Top 20 records on 2 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1948	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Armagh, GB	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Nagamangala, IN	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Darwin Loco Works, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1948	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Galway, IE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Modoc Orchard, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1948	Emerson, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69 years	29 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1948. 1948 had 211 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 50	159
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1