Weather Records on 2 December 1960

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1960. Highest significance: Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1960

On 2 December 1960, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 404 daily.
Daysdale (Dennison Street) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 2 December 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 2 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.9 C (-66.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-58.4 C (-73.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.6 C (-57.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-47.7 C (-53.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1960

Top 20 records on 2 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1960	Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1960	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Irene Mtn Wauconda, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Thallon Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Virden, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1960	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1960	Talwood State School, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1960	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1960	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1960	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1960	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1960	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 410 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	297
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1