Weather Records on 2 December 1970

1,232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1970. Highest significance: Novosibirsk, RU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1970

On 2 December 1970, 1,232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
752 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,195 daily.
Novosibirsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 2 December 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,232 stations

1,232 station records on 2 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,232 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 573, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 2 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	573
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 2 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1970

Top 20 records on 2 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1970	Novosibirsk, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1970	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Paisley, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Portola, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Rosella Plains Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Shaunavon, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Semans, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Port Alice, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Koolpinyah, AU	all-time rain	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Langara, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Langara, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Three Rivers, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Cushman Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Bella Coola, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1970	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	38 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1970. 1970 had 1,232 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	937
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2