Weather Records on 2 December 1971

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1971. Highest significance: Luverne, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1971

On 2 December 1971, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 739 daily.
Luverne set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 2 December 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 2 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 2 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 2 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1971

Top 20 records on 2 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1971	Luverne, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1971	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1971	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1971	Panhandle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1971	Mutual, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1971	Apache, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1971	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Batalha, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Ben Lomond, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Camargo, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Supply 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1971. 1971 had 764 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	551
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	37
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1