Weather Records on 2 December 1976

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1976. Highest significance: Coppermine, CA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1976

On 2 December 1976, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 652 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 899 daily.
Coppermine set a daily record snowfall of 11.9 cm (4.7 in) on 2 December 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 2 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 457, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 2 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	457
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 2 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1976

Top 20 records on 2 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1976	Coppermine, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	North Bay, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Cambridge, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Cambridge, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Marquette, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Warren 3 S, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1976	Beaver Is, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 920 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	700
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1