Weather Records on 2 December 1950

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1950. Highest significance: Nashville 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1950

On 2 December 1950, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 577 daily.
Nashville 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 2 December 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 2 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 2 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 2 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1950

Top 20 records on 2 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1950	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Fairmont, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Barrie, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Marengo, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Olowalu 296.1, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Antioch, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1950	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1950	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1950	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1950	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1950	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1950	Cypress River, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	19.5 C (35.1 F)	4 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 598 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	451
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1