Weather Records on 2 December 1964

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1964. Highest significance: Dontsa, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1964

On 2 December 1964, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 717 daily.
Dontsa set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 2 December 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 2 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 2 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 2 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 242.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1964

Top 20 records on 2 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1964	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1964	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Halden, NO	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Havana, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Vivian, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Winton, ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1964	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	70 years	36 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1964. 1964 had 726 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 50	544
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1