Weather Records on 2 December 1957

217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1957. Highest significance: E Lawai 934, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1957

On 2 December 1957, 217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 213 daily.
E Lawai 934 set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 2 December 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

217 stations

217 station records on 2 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

217 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

164 broken records

Margins by which the 164 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1957

Top 20 records on 2 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1957	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Hvar, HR	daily low max	4.2 C (39.6 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Kooline, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Riva, IT	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1957	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Souris, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Durham, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1957	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	27 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 217 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	145
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1