Weather Records on 2 December 1968

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1968. Highest significance: Saint Johns, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1968

On 2 December 1968, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 736 daily.
Saint Johns set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 2 December 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 2 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aul Turara Ryskulov	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.4 C (-60.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 2 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 2 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1968

Top 20 records on 2 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1968	Saint Johns, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Parapeuna, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Pindamonhangaba (Pcd), BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Aul Turara Ryskulov, KZ	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Taung, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Moirton, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Lumber City, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Newell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Mill Creek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Bernalillo, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd), BR	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Iguape, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1968	Kalay-Khumb, TJ	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	27 years	37 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 had 753 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	586
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1