Weather Records on 2 December 1961

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1961. Highest significance: Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1961

On 2 December 1961, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 329 daily.
Muscle Creek (Clendinning) set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 2 December 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 2 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middlewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westhaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Squirrel Inn 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lytle Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Opids Camp Fc 57 Be	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Cn Mouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bear Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1961

Top 20 records on 2 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1961	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Maddens Creek, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Lindsay, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Austin #2, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Big Pines Park Fc83B, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Middlewater, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Kiev, UA	monthly high max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Madera, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Mill Creek 2, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Millers Forest School, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1961	Hamiota, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1961	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1961	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1961	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1961	Virden, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1961	Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1961	King City, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 341 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 25	238
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1