Weather Records on 2 December 1973

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1973. Highest significance: Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1973

On 2 December 1973, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 988 daily.
Leeu Gamka (Sar) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 2 December 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 2 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darmstadt-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gelnhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 2 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 2 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

911 broken records

Margins by which the 911 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1973

Top 20 records on 2 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1973	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 December 1973	Douglas, ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1973	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1973	Hopkins, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1973	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1973	Postmasburg, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1973	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	10.2 C (18.4 F)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Whyenbah, ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Kweekwa, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Rooiwal, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Saentis, CH	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Wimbledon, ZA	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Silverstreams, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1973	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	50 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1973. 1973 had 1,031 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 100	870
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1