Weather Records on 2 December 1963

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1963. Highest significance: Lowood Don St, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1963

On 2 December 1963, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 249 daily.
Lowood Don St set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 2 December 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 2 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1963

Top 20 records on 2 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1963	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1963	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1963	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1963	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Adur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Lodi, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Matiwa (B0S), ZA	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Le Grand, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Adams, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1963	Black Rock, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	28 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1963. 1963 had 250 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	188
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2