Weather Records on 2 December 1951

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1951. Highest significance: Riggins, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1951

On 2 December 1951, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 615 daily.
Riggins set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 2 December 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 2 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balkuling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1951

Top 20 records on 2 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1951	Riggins, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1951	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1951	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1951	Quincy, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Beaver, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Pechipparai, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Council, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Drevja, NO	monthly snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Fairmont, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Meycode Adandai, IN	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1951	Chestertown, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 629 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	438
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1