Weather Records on 2 December 1962

1,144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1962. Highest significance: Port Albert, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1962

On 2 December 1962, 1,144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
841 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 140 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Port Albert set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 2 December 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,144 stations

1,144 station records on 2 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,144 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 569, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	569
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 140, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1962

Top 20 records on 2 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1962	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1962	Kadiri, IN	monthly rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1962	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Hatch, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Kadur, IN	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Hungund, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Anekal, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Palacode, IN	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Madras, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Grangeville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Malur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Krishnarajnagar, IN	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Hosur, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1962	Gudur(Guduru), IN	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 1,144 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1962-12-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	811
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1