Weather Records on 2 December 1953

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1953. Highest significance: Tarnaby, SE.

Key Facts for 2 December 1953

On 2 December 1953, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 462 daily.
Tarnaby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 2 December 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 2 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1953

Top 20 records on 2 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1953	Tarnaby, SE	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Morawa West, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Minonk, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Fairfield, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	St Joseph, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	114 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Henderson, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	Yandanooka, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1953	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1953	Holton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	34 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 482 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	397
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1